Vallier v. United States District Court

How later courts describe this case

• noting that in Keogh, the Supreme Court stated that the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act was the prevention of unjust discrimination, and that this required that ICC-approved rates be the sole source of a shipper’s rights against a carrier
• applying filed tariff doctrine to insulate defendant from antitrust liability and rejecting competitor exception
• “[Participation in the FRP is a privilege, not a right .... ” (internal citations omitted)
• when resolution of issue not presented below will "materially advance the progress of [the] already protracted litigation, [courts of appeal] should address it" if the issue has been "presented with sufficient clarity and completeness"
• inmate with AIDS denied conjugal visit with his wife