Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe

Volpe v. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park is a famous court case from 1971 about the lawfulness of building a freeway through an urban park in Memphis. The citizens group wanted to preserve Overton Park, so they sued the government, represented by Volpe (the Secretary of Transportation), in order to protect the park from being turned into a highway. In the end, the court ruled in favor of the citizens group, meaning the government could not build the freeway through the park. This case showed that people have the power to fight for the things they believe in and protect the things they care about.