River v. Richmond Metropolitan Authority

Decided May 7, 1973. Robert Reynold Merhige Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

359 F. Supp. 611 · Cited 50 times

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• Sierra Club v. Volpe · 351 F. Supp. 1002
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426
• Lincoln County v. Luning · 133 U.S. 529
• Jacobs v. United States · 290 U.S. 13
• The Daniel Ball · 77 U.S. 557
• Sierra Club v. Leslie Salt Co. · 354 F. Supp. 1099
• Ward v. Ackroyd · 344 F. Supp. 1202
• Lauritzen v. Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District · 259 F. Supp. 633
• COALITION FOR ENVIRON., ST. LOUIS REG. v. Linclay Dev. Corp. · 347 F. Supp. 634

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