United States Fourth Circuit
PITTSTON CO. v. US, 02-2199, 02-2200, 03-1351, 03-1354
Constitutional challenges to the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefits Act were properly rejected. The US Supreme Court's holding that the Act was unconstitutional as applied to Eastern Enterprises did not effectively invalidate the Act for all coal operators, given the inclusion of a severability clause.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/18/2004
- Published 05/18/2004
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Court
- United States Fourth Circuit