Legal Opinion
Coalition on Sensible Transportation, Inc. v. Elizabeth Dole
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 4, 1987No. 86-5557PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Coalition on Sensible Transportation (“COST”) and other groups 1 bring a number of challenges concerning a road construction project in Montgomery County, Maryland. The project will widen approximately sixteen miles of Interstate 270 (“1-270”) and modify five interchanges along the way; it is expected to take five years and cost more than $113 million. COST claims that various federal, state, and local officials 2 violated § 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 303(c) (1982), the…
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- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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