Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Brock Adams, Jr., Secretary of Transportation of the U.S., and William M. Cox, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 14, 1978No. 76-2158PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by TAMM, Circuit Judge.
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal by federal officials challenges a decision enjoining United States participation in the construction of the Darien Gap Highway in Panama and Colombia because of alleged deficiencies in the Final Environmental Impact Statement filed pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 1 Our jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) (1970). Because we believe that the statement adequately fulfills the requirements of NEPA, we vacate the preliminary injunction and remand to the district court for…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio StationSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by42 opinions
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