Legal Opinion
North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Crest Street Community Council, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 4, 1986No. 85-767PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
This case presents the question whether a court may award attorney’s fees under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U. S. C. § 1988, in a separate federal action not to enforce any of the civil rights laws listed in § 1988, but solely to recover attorney’s fees.
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In 1957, the Durham City Council advised the North Carolina State Highway Commission of the need for a major east-west expressway in the city. North Carolina Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration, Final Environmental Impact Statement No. FHWA-NC-EIS-72-*813-F, Historical Resume 15 (1982).…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by165 opinions
- Sullivan v. HudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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- City of Seattle v. McCreadyWashington Supreme Court · 1994
- Lani Moore v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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