Legal Opinion
Committee to Stop Route 7 v. Volpe
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 7, 1972No. Civ. A. 15054PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This is a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief to block construction of a highway for failure to prepare an environmental impact statement (E.I.S.) as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. The highway is a 31-mile, four-lane limited access expressway to replace U. S. Route 7 from Norwalk to New Milford, and perhaps eventually on to the Massachusetts line. Plaintiffs are individuals residing in Wilton in the im mediate area of the proposed expressway and an unincorporated association of Wilton…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Power Reactor Development Co. v. International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Rogers C. B. Morton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Arlington Coalition on Transportation v. John A. Volpe, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by48 opinions
- The Indian Lookout Alliance v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Iowa Citizens for Environmental Quality, Inc. v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Sierra Club v. FroehlkeDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1973
- George and Mary Daly v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Essex County Preservation Association on Behalf of Itself and Its Members v. Bruce Campbell, as Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public WorksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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