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 no. | 13–1080 |
Citations | 575 U.S. 43 (more) 135 S. Ct. 1225; 191 L. Ed. 2d 153 |
Case history | |
Prior | 721 F.3d 666, 406 U.S. App. D.C. 34 (D.C. Cir. 2013); cert. granted, 573 U.S. 930 (2014). |
Holding | |
For purposes of determining the validity of the metrics and standards, Amtrak is a governmental entity. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kennedy, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan |
Concurrence | Alito |
Concurrence | Thomas (in judgment) |
Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads, 575 U.S. 43 (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]
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