Legal Opinion
Timothy W. Swain and Katherine A. Swain v. Claude S. Brinegar, Individually and as Secretary of Transportation for the United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 1976No. 74-1625PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this suit to enjoin further action on acquisitions and construction of a 15-mile segment of a proposed Federal Aid Highway project consisting of a 42-mile supplemental freeway connecting Peoria and Lincoln, Illinois. At present, the two cities are connected only by Illinois Route 121, a two-lane highway. The Lincoln-Peoria proposal was designated FAP 406 and divided into two components. The northerly portion runs from Route 1-74 south of Peoria to a point between Delavan and Hopedale, Illinois, on the south. The southerly portion is the immediate…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Aberdeen & Rockfish R. Co. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Trout Unlimited v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- 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
- The Indian Lookout Alliance v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Taxpayers Watchdog, Inc. v. Ralph L. Stanley, Administrator, Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Environmental Defense Fund v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Coalition on Sensible Transportation, Inc. v. Elizabeth DoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Piedmont Heights Civic Club, Inc. v. Thomas D. MorelandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- County of Inyo v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
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