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- Title
Not in my Neighborhood: Memphis and the Battle to Preserve Overton Park.
- Authors
GIBSON, TANNERA GEORGE
- Abstract
The article focuses on the preservation of the case on the construction of Overton Park-Interstate 40 in Memphis, Tennessee. The Citizens to Preserve Overton Park group files a lawsuit that seeks injunction preventing the construction of Interstate 40. The Supreme Court removes the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation for highway construction projects that involve parklands. This decision serves as a seminal decision in environmental and administrative law.
- Subjects
OVERTON Park (Memphis, Tenn.); MEMPHIS (Tenn.); TENNESSEE; INTERSTATE 40; INJUNCTIONS; PARKS; MAINTENANCE
- Publication
University of Memphis Law Review, 2011, Vol 41, Issue 4, p725
- ISSN
1080-8582
- Publication type
Article