Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Lynn
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1974No. 73-3378PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
An offer of commitment by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to guarantee an 18 million dollar private bond issue for the development of San Antonio Ranch New Town (Ranch) spawned this environmentalist litigation against defendants James T. Lynn, Secretary of HUD, and San Antonio Ranch, Ltd., the developer. Charging violations of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., and the Urban Growth and New Community Development Act of 1970 (Title VII), 42 U.S.C. § 4501 et seq., four citizens groups (the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Plaintiffs v. The Board of Oil and Gas Conservation of the State of MontanaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Sierra Club v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Shell Oil Company, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Jose F. Olivares v. Winston Martin, Director, San Antonio Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Misión Industrial de Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Junta de Calidad AmbientalSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1998
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