Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. William T. Coleman, Secretary of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1976No. 75--3256PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and Mississippi Wildlife Federation (MWF), brought this action in the court below seeking declaratory relief and to enjoin the construction of a 5.7 mile section of Interstate Highway Route 10 (I — 10)1 through Jackson County, Mississippi, which would traverse the habitat of the Mississippi Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis pulla) an endangered sub-species. Count I of the complaint alleged that construction of this segment of I — 10 and of an interchange at the Earl Bond Road (also known as the Gautier-Vancleave Road) would…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- City of Davis, a Municipal Corporation v. William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Named Individual Members of the San Antonio Conservation Society v. The Texas Highway Department, and the United States Department OftransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- D. C. Federation of Civic Associations v. VolpeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- National Forest Preservation Group v. ButzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by74 opinions
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- Medina County Environmental Action Ass'n v. Surface Transportation BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water v. Pacific Coast Federation Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- Sierra Club v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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