Legal Opinion
Harrisburg Coalition Against Ruining the Environment v. Volpe
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 12, 1971No. 71-143 CivPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEALON, District Judge.
This class action arises from the planned construction of two major highways through a public park in the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs are a community group, the Harrisburg Coalition Against Ruining the Environment, several students and faculty members of the Harrisburg Area Community College (hereinafter, HAC), and certain black residents of the Uptown area of Harrisburg. They seek to permanently enjoin the Federal, State and City Governments, as well as the State contractor, from constructing Interstate Route 81 (hereinafter 1-81) and the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- National Wildlife Federation v. William T. Coleman, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Sierra Club v. FroehlkeDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1973
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. GrantDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1972
- Clark v. VolpeDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
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