Legal Opinion
Save Our Ten Acres v. Rod Kreger, Acting Administrator, General Services Administration
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 16, 1973No. 72-2165PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
What is the proper standard for judicial review of an agency’s threshold determination not to file an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) ? 1
This is an action to enjoin the construction of a federal office building on a downtown site in Mobile, Alabama, brought by an organization known as Save Our Ten Acres (alphabetically shorthanded: “SOTA”). SOTA is a voluntary unincorporated association comprised of approximately 572 employees of the Corps of Engineers, formed to resist the selection of the urban site. The Corps of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- 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
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Denis Hanly v. John M. Mitchell, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by159 opinions
- City of Davis, a Municipal Corporation v. William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Maryland - National Capital Park and Planning Commission a Public Body Corporate v. U. S. Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Environmental Defense Fund v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Minnesota Public Interest Research Group v. Earl v. Butz, Individually, and as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Sierra Club v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Shell Oil Company, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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