Legal Opinion

D.C. Federation of Civic Associations, Inc. v. John A. Volpe

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 6, 1970No. 23870_1PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This suit concerns the interpretation of Section 23 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968.1 In that section Congress directed the District of Columbia government and the Secretary of Transportation to construct certain of the remaining portions of the Interstate Highway System in the District. Among the projects mentioned in the Act was the Three Sisters Bridge, a proposed span across the Potomac River upstream from Key Bridge crossing from Spout Run in Virginia to the Georgetown section of Washington.

The Act became law with the signature of the President on…

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2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
  2. Arlington Coalition on Transportation v. John A. Volpe, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
  3. Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  4. The Wilderness Society v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. Environmental Defense Fund, Incorporated v. William D. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971

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