Legal Opinion
Denis Hanly v. Richard G. Kleindienst, as Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 5, 1972No. 357, Docket 72-1959PublishedCited by 233 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
This case, which presents serious questions as to the interpretation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4331 et seq.1 (“NEPA”), the language of which has been characterized as “opaque”2 and “woefully ambiguous,” 3 is here on appeal for the second time. Following the district court’s denial for the second time of a prelimi*826nary injunction against construction of a jail and other facilities known as the Metropolitan Correction Center (“MCC”) we are called upon to decide whether a redetermination by the General Services Administration (“GSA”)…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Rochester Telephone Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Moog Industries, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- 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 by233 opinions
- City of Davis, a Municipal Corporation v. William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Scientists' Institute for Public Information, Inc. v. Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Citizens For Better Forestry v. U.S. Department Of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Maryland - National Capital Park and Planning Commission a Public Body Corporate v. U. S. Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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