Legal Opinion
Named Individual Members of the San Antonio Conservation Society v. The Texas Highway Department, and the United States Department Oftransportation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1971No. 30915_1PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
We enter a new battleground in this case, guided by the solemn expression of Congressional will to preserve parklands and the environment from harm or destruction at the hands of federal aid projects. This appeal challenges the construction of a six-to-eight lane federal-aid expressway through the Bracken-ridge-Olmos Parklands located in the City of San Antonio, Texas. It comes to us from the district court’s order granting the federal and state defendants’ joint motion for summary judgment and denying the appellants’ motion for preliminary injunction. Since it is an…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCrackenSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Parker v. Citizens Committee for the Hudson ValleySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Inc. v. BartlettDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Marie E. Pogue and William T. Pogue v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by150 opinions
- Arlington Coalition on Transportation v. John A. Volpe, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Lathan v. BrinegarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Environmental Defense Fund v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Piedmont Heights Civic Club, Inc. v. Thomas D. MorelandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
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