Legal Opinion

George Washington University v. District of Columbia

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 4, 2003No. 02-7055, 02-7060PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:

This case is the most recent stage of a long-running land-use dispute between George Washington University (“GW” or “the university”) and the District of Columbia’s Board of Zoning Adjustment (the “Board” or the “BZA”). GW’s campus is bounded on the west and north by the District’s Foggy Bottom and West End neighborhoods (here referred to collectively as “Foggy Bottom”), and the BZA has been concerned about…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Olim v. WakinekonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. George Washington University v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
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  4. Edwards v. Aurora Loan Services, LLCDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
  5. Foggy Bottom Ass'n v. District of Columbia Office of PlanningDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006

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