Legal Opinion
Hiram B. Ely v. Richard W. Velde, Associate Administrator, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Natural Resources Defense Council, Amicus Curiae
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1971No. 71-1351PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal calls upon us to consider an alleged conflict between several recently-formulated federal policies. On the one hand, there is a congressional commitment against federal interference with a state’s use of federal funds allocated to it for law enforcement; and, on the other, there are congressional mandates to all federal agencies to act so as to preserve and protect the natural environment and the historic and cultural foundations of the nation.
Appellants, who are residents of the Green Springs area of Louisa County, Virginia, brought an action to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Borden Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. WeldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. TownsleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ely v. VeldeDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- Dewey Fanning v. United Fruit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
3Cited by149 opinions
- Denis Hanly v. Richard G. Kleindienst, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Arlington Coalition on Transportation v. John A. Volpe, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Save Our Ten Acres v. Rod Kreger, Acting Administrator, General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Denis Hanly v. John M. Mitchell, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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