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· 1/22/1979

Union Pacific Railroad v. Sheehan

Citations

  • 439 U.S. 89
  • 99 S. Ct. 399
  • 58 L. Ed. 2d 354
  • 1978 U.S. LEXIS 168

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that the scope of judicial review under the Railway Labor Act is “among the narrowest known to the law.”
  • noting that the scope of judicial review for arbitration awards is \among the narrowest known to the law.\
  • noting that the courts have described the similar restrictions under section 3 of the Act, 45 U.S.C. § 153, as “among the narrowest known to the law”
  • limiting court’s authority to set aside Adjustment Board orders to the three grounds articulated in the statute
  • characterizing judicial review of awards under the RLA as “among the narrowest known to the law”
  • noting under the RLA, minor disputes between railroads and unions are resolved before the adjudgment board or PLB

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Judges: Brennan, Marshall

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