Legal Opinion
Nancy Johnson v. United States Railroad Retirement Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 11, 1992No. 90-1243, 90-5380PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
MIKVA, Chief Judge:
In a bold challenge to judicial authority, the United States Railroad Retirement Board argues that it is free, when it chooses, to ignore the decisions of United States courts of appeals. Since 1981, the Board has cut off benefits for the spouses and widows of railroad workers after their dependent children turn sixteen, even though the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 45 U.S.C. §§ 231-231v (1988), says that they are entitled to benefits until…
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