Legal Opinion
Virginians for Dulles v. Volpe
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided May 26, 1972No. Civ. A. 507-70-APublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Jr., District Judge.
This suit is an action for injunctive and declaratory relief against a nuirfber of named defendants, but is basically against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as operator of the Washington National Airport (WNA) and against the' commercial airlines which operate jet aircraft at that airport. It involves alleged pollution from aircraft emissions and aircraft noise.
Originally the complaint contained a request for damages and allegations o,f conspiracy and violation of the anti-trust laws. These have been withdrawn.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Illinois v. City of MilwaukeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Arlington Coalition on Transportation v. John A. Volpe, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Hiram B. Ely v. Richard W. Velde, Associate Administrator, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Natural Resources Defense Council, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Ferris v. WilburCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by20 opinions
- City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- City of San Jose v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Minnesota Public Interest Research Group v. Earl v. Butz, Individually, and as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Lawrence C. Bieneman v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- City of Houston and American Airlines, Inc. v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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