Legal Opinion
Citizen Advocates for ResponSible Expansion, Inc. v. Dole
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1985No. 84-1180PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Concerns over the method chosen by state and federal officials to expand a segment of an interstate highway in downtown Fort Worth, Texas prompted this suit. The appellants, a group of citizens, community leaders, and businesspersons banded together as the Citizen Advocates for Responsible Expansion (I-CARE) and others, challenged the planned expansion on numerous environmental grounds. The challenge was mounted against the appellees, the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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- Asarco, Inc. v. U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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