Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads
| Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads | |||||||
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| Argued December 8, 2014 Decided March 9, 2015 | |||||||
| Full case name | Department of Transportation, et al., Petitioners v. Association of American Railroads | ||||||
| Docket nos. | 13–1080 | ||||||
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| For purposes of determining the validity of the metrics and standards, Amtrak is a governmental entity. | |||||||
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| Majority | Kennedy, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | ||||||
| Concurrence | Alito | ||||||
| Concurrence | Thomas | ||||||
Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads, 575 U.S. ___ (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held "for purposes of determining the validity of the metrics and standards, Amtrak is a governmental entity."[1]
Opinion of the Court
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the Opinion of the Court, remanding the case back to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Associate Justice Samuel Alito authored a concurring opinion, while Associate Justice Clarence Thomas authored an opinion concurring in the judgment.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "October Term 2014 : Syllabus" (PDF). Supremecourt.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
External links
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