Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Roach v. United States

Roach v. United States, 406 U.S. 935 (1972)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1972-05-15
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • finding segmentation of a highway construction project improper where the middle section of highway was merely a portion of the project without independent utility
  • section 4(f) applicable even though city officials had determined that city-owned parkland was of “secondary” importance to the construction of a freeway
  • section 4(f) applicable notwithstanding city officials’ finding that city-owned parkland was of “secondary” importance to the construction of a freeway
  • imposition of fees on defendant in 'quasi-application' of common fund doctrine
  • Title III does not authorize general searches and comports with the requirements of Berger v. New York, 388 U.S. 41, 87 S.Ct. 1873, 18 L.Ed.2d 1040 (1967); Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347, 88 S.Ct. 507, 19 L.Ed.2d 576 (1967

Citator

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.