(Source: New York Times, March 9, 2015)
NEW YORK — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously handed Amtrak an interim victory in a lawsuit challenging the power it wields over competitors. The ruling was a setback for a trade group that had challenged a 2008 federal law giving Amtrak, which carries passengers, a role in setting standards for freight railroad companies. The Supreme Court focused on a threshold question in the case: Was Amtrak a government agency or a private company?
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