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Wales Transportation, Inc. And Steel Carriers' Tariff Association, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 2, 1984No. 83-4026PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Our question is whether the Interstate Commerce Commission has exceeded its delegated statutory authority by promulgating rules dealing with leasing practices of regulated motor carriers and owner-operators. This petition comes to us under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2321 and 2342(5) (1976 & Supp. V 1981) (review of ICC regulations). We have recently overturned rules in two cases where we found that the Commission’s rule-making was not grounded in authority granted by Congress. See Global Van Lines, Inc. v. ICC, 714 F.2d 1290 (5th Cir. 1983) (Global (5th)) (general rulemaking…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Laurence Gage v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America Commonwealth Edison Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  4. American Transfer & Storage Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  2. Merchants Fast Motor Lines, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. National Ass'n of State Utility Consumer Advocates v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  4. Baros v. Texas Mexican Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  5. NRC v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2025

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