Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Froehlke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1987No. 86-2247PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the district court’s judgment refusing to lift the permanent injunction that halted construction of the Wallisville Lake Project (Wallisville) in 1973. In 1985, the United States Army, Corps of Engineers (the Corps) filed a motion with the district court to have the injunction dissolved, arguing that they had fully complied with its terms. Also supporting dissolution of the injunction were intervenors, the Trinity River Authority of Texas, the City of Houston, and the Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District. The Sierra Club Environmental…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- United States v. WillSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Manigault v. SpringsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Andrus v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by30 opinions
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