Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Sixth Circuit -- Nat'l Air Traffic Controllers v. Sec., Dep't of Transportation

Nat'l Air Traffic Controllers v. Sec., Dep't of Transportation

Suit by air controllers challenging the privatization of a certain classification of air traffic control towers.

Held - a statute which implicitly legitimized the privatization is on-point, as it should be broadly construed.

Standing - as none of the individual plaintiffs can now claim a harm, and the organizational standing was predicted on a question of law that has been resolved, earlier court decisions holding that plaintiffs had Article III and prudential standing do not bind as the law of the case.  Properly moot.
Compiled by D.E. Frydrychowski, who is, not incidentally, not giving you legal advice.

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