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NADER v. VOLPE

No. 72-1118.

466 F.2d 261 (1972)

Ralph NADER, Esquire, and Center For Auto Safety, Inc., Appellants, v. John VOLPE, Individually, and as Secretary of the Department of Transportation, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 17, 1972.

Opinion July 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Michael N. Sohn, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Gerald M. Stern, Washington, D. C., was on the pleadings, for appellants.

Mr. Irwin Goldbloom, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Messrs. L. Patrick Gray, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., at the time the brief was filed and Walter H. Fleischer, Atty., Dept. of Justice, were on the pleadings, for appellees.

Before TAMM, ROBINSON and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge.

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 19661 directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish federal standards for motor vehicles to meet the need for increased safety on the Nation's highways.2 On March 3, 1971, pursuant to that mandate, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a unit of the Department of Transportation, issued an order...

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