Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 401 U.S. 402
gptkbp:date March 2, 1971
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:docketNumber No. 69-652
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Citizens_to_Preserve_Overton_Park,_Inc._v._John_A._Volpe,_Secretary_of_Transportation,_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy The Secretary of Transportation's decision to approve a highway through a public park is subject to judicial review.
Judicial review of administrative agency decisions is available under the Administrative Procedure Act unless there is a clear and convincing evidence of legislative intent to restrict review.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
gptkbp:joinedBy gptkb:Byron_White
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkb:Warren_E._Burger
gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist
gptkb:Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1968
gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act
gptkb:Department_of_Transportation_Act_of_1966
gptkb:Administrative_Procedure_Act
gptkbp:location gptkb:Overton_Park,_Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Citizens_to_Preserve_Overton_Park,_Inc.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkb:Overton_Park
gptkbp:response gptkb:John_A._Volpe
gptkb:Secretary_of_Transportation
gptkbp:significance Important precedent in environmental law and administrative law.
Established the 'arbitrary and capricious' standard for judicial review of administrative actions.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Overton_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5