Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1202378 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe Context triple: [Overton Park, notableEvent, Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe]
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Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously ruled that Philadelphia violated a Catholic foster care agency’s religious freedom by excluding it from the foster program over its refusal to certify same-sex couples.
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B.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the standard for proving discriminatory intent in equal protection challenges to facially neutral government actions, particularly in the context of zoning and housing discrimination.
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C.
National League of Cities v. Usery
National League of Cities v. Usery was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause by holding that federal wage and hour regulations could not be applied to traditional state government functions.
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D.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
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E.
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie is a landmark 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the First Amendment rights of a neo-Nazi group to march in a predominantly Jewish community despite widespread opposition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe Target entity description: 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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A.
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously ruled that Philadelphia violated a Catholic foster care agency’s religious freedom by excluding it from the foster program over its refusal to certify same-sex couples.
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B.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the standard for proving discriminatory intent in equal protection challenges to facially neutral government actions, particularly in the context of zoning and housing discrimination.
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C.
National League of Cities v. Usery
National League of Cities v. Usery was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause by holding that federal wage and hour regulations could not be applied to traditional state government functions.
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D.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
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E.
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie is a landmark 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the First Amendment rights of a neo-Nazi group to march in a predominantly Jewish community despite widespread opposition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark administrative law case ⓘ |
| clarifiesConcept |
limits on post hoc rationalizations by agencies
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requirement for contemporaneous administrative record ⓘ scope of judicial review of informal agency action ⓘ |
| concernsStatute |
Section 138 of Title 23 of the United States Code
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Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 ⓘ |
| hasChiefJustice | Warren E. Burger ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 401 U.S. 402 ⓘ |
| hasConcurrenceAuthor |
Byron R. White
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Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ Hugo L. Black ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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John M. Harlan II ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | No. 89 ⓘ |
| hasHolding |
administrative decisions are subject to judicial review under the arbitrary and capricious standard
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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
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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
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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
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hard look review ⓘ |
| involvesCity |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
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| involvesIssue | construction of Interstate 40 through a public park ⓘ |
| involvesLocation | Overton Park ⓘ |
| involvesPartyType |
citizen environmental group
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federal transportation officials ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn |
U.S. law school administrative law courses
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U.S. law school environmental law courses ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe Description of subject: 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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