U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Sw. Airlines Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n
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- Opinion
- Filed
- June 14, 2019
- Case
- Sw. Airlines Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n
- Case status
- Decided
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Tatel, Circuit Judge: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission uses a streamlined "indexing" method to ensure that when oil pipelines raise their rates, the resulting charges remain reasonable. Every summer, the Commission calculates an "index" that reflects inflation between the previous two calendar years, and pipelines may, through an expedited process, rely on that index to increa…
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