Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
1. Whether Section 207 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act violates due process and the separation of powers by permitting Amtrak, a for-profit government corporation, to exercise regulatory authority over the very industry in which it participates.
2. Whether Section 207’s grant of rulemaking power to Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration can be sustained by severing the statute’s arbitration provision.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
June 03, 2019
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant review and hold that Congress violated due process and the separation of powers by granting Amtrak regulatory authority over its competitors
February 27, 2019
Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief.
C. Frederick Beckner III of Sidley Austin LLP served as coc-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.