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Supreme Court upholds rate increases under Esch-Cummins law
The Supreme Court sustained interstate rate hikes implemented by the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1920 and 1921, ruling that the commission could exercise near total control over intrastate and interstate rates. WisconsinRailroad Commission led the suit against Burlington Railroad to block higher charges, with railroads and federal regulators backing the law.
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