Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe

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United States Supreme Court case landmark administrative law case

Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited federal agencies’ discretion in approving highway construction through public parks and strengthened judicial review of administrative decisions.

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Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe canonical	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark administrative law case ⓘ
clarifiesConcept	limits on post hoc rationalizations by agencies ⓘ requirement for contemporaneous administrative record ⓘ scope of judicial review of informal agency action ⓘ
concernsStatute	Section 138 of Title 23 of the United States Code ⓘ Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 ⓘ
hasChiefJustice	Warren E. Burger ⓘ
hasCitation	401 U.S. 402 ⓘ
hasConcurrenceAuthor	Byron R. White ⓘ Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ Hugo L. Black ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ
hasCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasCourt	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
hasDecision	judgment of the Court of Appeals vacated and case remanded ⓘ
hasDecisionDate	1971-03-02 ⓘ
hasDissentAuthor	Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ John M. Harlan II ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ
hasDocketNumber	No. 89 ⓘ
hasHolding	administrative decisions are subject to judicial review under the arbitrary and capricious standard ⓘ federal courts may review the Secretary of Transportation’s decision to route a highway through a public park ⓘ the Secretary of Transportation must show that there are no feasible and prudent alternatives to using parkland for highway construction ⓘ
hasImpact	became a foundational precedent in U.S. administrative law ⓘ influenced later environmental and transportation planning litigation ⓘ limited federal agencies’ discretion in approving highways through public parks ⓘ strengthened judicial oversight of administrative agencies ⓘ
hasLegalArea	administrative law ⓘ environmental law ⓘ transportation law ⓘ
hasMajorityAuthor	Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
hasPetitioner	Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. ⓘ
hasProceduralHistory	review of a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ
hasRespondent	John A. Volpe ⓘ
hasRespondentRole	United States Secretary of Transportation ⓘ
hasStandardOfReview	arbitrary and capricious ⓘ hard look review ⓘ
involvesCity	Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
involvesIssue	construction of Interstate 40 through a public park ⓘ
involvesLocation	Overton Park ⓘ
involvesPartyType	citizen environmental group ⓘ federal transportation officials ⓘ
isTaughtIn	U.S. law school administrative law courses ⓘ U.S. law school environmental law courses ⓘ

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Overton Park → notableEvent → Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe ⓘ

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