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PITTSBURGH & L. E. R. CO. v. RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES' ASS'N

No. 87-1589.

491 U.S. 490 (1989)

109 S.Ct. 2584

105 L.Ed.2d 415

PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD CO. v. RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES' ASSOCIATION

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 21, 1989

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Wyatt, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Ronald M. Johnson, Charles L. Warren, Eric D. Witkin, and G. Edward Yurcon.

Jeffrey P. Minear argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance in both cases. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried and Deputy Solicitor General Merrill.

John O'B. Clarke, Jr., argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief for respondent Railway Labor Executives' Association was William G. Mahoney. Robert S. Burk, Henri F. Rush, and John J. McCarthy, Jr., filed a brief for the Interstate Commerce Commission, respondent in No. 87-1888.†

David Silberman and Laurence Gold filed a brief for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations as amicus curiae urging affirmance in No. 87-1589.

Mark M. Levin filed a brief for the Regional Railroads of America et al. as amici curiae in both cases.

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

These cases involve the interaction of three federal statutes with respect to the proposed sale of the rail line of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Co. (P&LE). The statutes are the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 44 Stat. 577, as amended, 45 U. S. C. § 151 et seq.; the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA), 49 U. S. C. § 10101 et seq. (1982 ed. and Supp...

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