• The Supreme Court declines to review a lower court ruling that the Surface Transportation Board cannot assume regulatory authority that Congress unconstitutionally delegated to the Federal Railroad Administration and...more
2/26/2018
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Appeals ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Due Process ,
Federal Railroad Administration ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Oral Argument ,
Performance Standards ,
Railroads ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Surface Transportation ,
Transportation Industry
In Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Surface Transportation Board, No. 16-3307, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has held that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) exceeded its authority when it promulgated...more
7/18/2017
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Appeals ,
Chevron Deference ,
Due Process ,
Federal Railroad Administration ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Lack of Authority ,
Railroads ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Surface Transportation Board ,
Vacated