# § 1018. Judicial review
**(a)** **Appeals** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appeal from—
shall be taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
**(1)** any decision of the bankruptcy court with respect to the constitutionality of any provision of this chapter; and
**(2)** any decision of the court having jurisdiction over the reorganization of the Milwaukee Railroad with respect to the constitutionality of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act (45 U.S.C. 901 et seq.),
**1** **Appellate proceedings** [^1]45 U.S.C. 908
If appeals are taken from decisions described in subsection (a) of this section involving section 1005 or 1008 of this title or section 9 or 15 of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act [ or 915], the court of appeals shall determine such appeals in a consolidated proceeding, sitting en banc.
See References in Text note below.
**(c)** **Action in United States Court of Claims** 45 U.S.C. 901<sup>1</sup>section 1491 of title 28
Nothing in this chapter or in the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act ( et seq.) shall limit the right of any person to commence an action in the United States Court of Claims under (commonly referred to as the Tucker Act).
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–254, title I, § 124, as added Pub. L. 96–448, title VII, § 701(a)(1), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1959; amended Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 402(49), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3361.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I (§ 101 et seq.) of , , , known as the Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
The Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (c), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 18 (§ 901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by , , .
The United States Court of Claims, referred to in subsec. (c), and the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals were merged effective , into a new United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by , , , which also created a United States Claims Court [now United States Court of Federal Claims] that inherited the trial jurisdiction of the Court of Claims. See sections 48, 171 et seq., 791 et seq., and 1491 et seq. of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
### Amendments
1984—Subsec. (b). struck out provision requiring the court to render a final decision no later than 60 days after the filing of the last such appeal.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by not applicable to cases pending on , see , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
### Effective Date
Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under , Bankruptcy.