Philadelphia Naval Shipyard: In 1991, in Dalton v. Specter, a case involving the closing of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Buckwalter dismissed the lawsuit, saying the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 stripped the courts of jurisdiction.
The closure of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1991 was a subject of litigation, with Dalton v. Specter being one such case. Buckwalter's dismissal of the lawsuit was based on the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.