On August 20, 2024, the Eighth Circuit vacated an unlawful rule issued by the Surface Transportation Board. WLF’s amicus brief showed how the Surface Transportation Board lacked statutory authority to issue the rule, which would have required parties to arbitrate disputes. The brief also explained why the Final Rule was arbitrary and capricious. Among its many defects, the Final Rule incorporated the worst parts of Major League Baseball’s salary-arbitration system and cast the best parts aside.
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