Legal Opinion

Named Individual Members of the San Antonio Conservation Society v. The Texas Highway Department

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 29, 1974No. 74-1231PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

This much litigated and important environmental case has been in the courts for more than six years and is now before us for the second time. The complaint seeks to enjoin the construction of an expressway which would pass through parklands in the City of San Antonio, Texas. Plaintiffs are named individual members of the San Antonio Conservation Society, and defendants are The Texas Highway Department, an administrative agency of the State of Texas, acting by and through the Texas Highway Commission, consisting of DeWitt C. Greer, Herbert C. Petry, Jr., and Garret…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Ford Motor Co. v. Department of TreasurySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Parker v. Citizens Committee for the Hudson ValleySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Named Individual Members of the San Antonio Conservation Society v. The Texas Highway Department, and the United States Department OftransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. N. H. Newman v. State of Alabama and Bill Baxley, Attorney General for the State of Alabama, United States of America, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. Fitzpatrick v. BitzerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  4. Save Barton Creek Ass'n v. Federal Highway AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. State Of New Jersey, Department Of Environmental Protection And Energy v. Long Island Power AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994

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