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Administrative/Regulatory

Jul. 16, 2003

'Union Pacific' Case Highlights Complex Regulatory Structure

Focus Column - Administrative Law - By Stuart Miller - As the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has noted several times, application of the pre-emption doctrine often is "not easy." The court repeated this observation in Union Pacific Railway Co. v. California Public Utilities Commission , 2003 DJDAR 6579 (9th Cir. June 17, 2003), a particularly intricate case involving federal and state regulation of railroads.

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