Originally Posted by
Lincoln Osiris
They can, and without having to go to court according to CFR title 49.
Nope. And this conservative supreme court has been itching for another opportunity to roll back the Chevron deference doctrine, which most federal agencies have been using to usurp Congressional powers. (OK, and a lot of Congresspersons have been using to fob off their agenda on executive agencies so they can dodge responsibility). I predict that any attempt by DOT to inject themselves into this deal for political purposes will boomerang rather badly.