To A High Court, The Tumult and Choices that Led to United States of America v. SCRAP

In fall, 1971, five law students, Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) confronted the nation’s Railroads’ power and government’s failure. It was a time of tumult. They sued, and in 1973 the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of SCRAP. A “lesson for holding government accountable could not be more current.” Rosa DeLauro, Member of Congress.

Author and SCRAP chair, Neil Proto

President Richard Nixon

Riot Control GWU Campus

(Tentative reissuance of 50th anniversary soft cover edition in 2023)