Crenshaw Subway Coalition et al v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority et al

  1. October 15, 2015

    Fight Over $2B LA Light-Rail Project Kicked To State Court

    A California federal judge on Wednesday remanded the remaining claims in an environmental suit challenging a $2.1 billion light-rail project in Los Angeles County, paving the way for a state court to hear a claim that the project has a discriminatory impact on African-Americans.

  2. September 23, 2015

    LA Metro Gets Win In Challenge To $1.7B Light Rail

    A California federal judge on Wednesday upheld the legitimacy of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's environmental impact review for a $1.7 billion light rail project, rejecting most claims in a non-profit lawsuit claiming the agency failed to adequately consider separating rail from vehicle traffic.

  3. July 03, 2013

    LA Metro Asks Judge To Toss Challenge To $1.7B Light Rail

    The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority told a California judge Tuesday that a coalition aiming to block a $1.7 billion light-rail project has failed meet its burden of proof in a suit claiming the project violates the state's environmental quality act and other laws.

  4. May 29, 2013

    FTA Blasts Efforts To Derail $1.7B LAX Transit Project

    The Federal Transit Administration urged a California federal judge to dismiss efforts by a community group to halt a $1.7 billion light rail project intended to ease congestion to Los Angeles' biggest airport on Tuesday, saying the environmental impact of an above-ground span was appropriately considered.

  5. December 21, 2012

    Feds Assail Civic Group's Bid To Block $1.7B LAX Railway

    The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday sought to upend claims by a Los Angeles community group opposing a $1.7 billion light-rail project to the city's largest airport, arguing that the proposed line's potential environmental impact was already fully analyzed.

  6. November 20, 2012

    Civic Group Moves To Block LAX Light-Rail Expansion

    A Los Angeles community group on Monday submitted a motion for summary judgment in California federal court to block a $1.7 billion light-rail project to the city's largest airport, claiming local and federal agencies failed to properly evaluate the environmental impacts of part of the project.

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