Challengers to the determinations of Federal agencies do not go to court on a level playing field with their governmental adversaries. Federal courts have long taken the position that deference is properly accorded to an agency making decisions within its area of technical expertise. That position may now be changing, at least with respect to two specific sets of legal circumstances.
Philadelphia International Airport
Here We Go Again – Another Airspace Redesign for the East Coast
As if seven years of wrangling were not enough, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now proposing changes to the current airspace utilization at Kennedy and Philadelphia International Airports.
From 2002 to 2009, governmental and private entities from Connecticut to Pennsylvania, including the State of Connecticut, various local jurisdictions in New York State, environmental…