Legal Opinion
D. C. Federation of Civic Associations v. Volpe
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 12, 1971No. Nos. 24838, 24843PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
This appeal injects us back into the midst of a long and sometimes acrimonious imbroglio over the proposed construction of a bridge across the Potomac River from Virginia into the District of Columbia. In an earlier appeal we held that the so-called Three Sisters Bridge could not be built except in compliance with the hearing, environmental protection, safety, and other provisions of federal law applicable to the construction of federally-assisted highway projects.1 That question, accordingly, is no longer open. We must now decide whether the Department of Transportation…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Sun Oil Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1978
- Arlington Coalition on Transportation v. John A. Volpe, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Coalition on Sensible Transportation, Inc. v. Elizabeth DoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Constance A. Adler, Roosevelt Lathan and Pearline Lathan, Etc. v. Andrew Lewis, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- National Wildlife Federation v. William T. Coleman, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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