Concurrence Marshall | End date 1980 | |
Full case name Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Incorporated v. Public Service Commission of New York Citations 447 U.S. 530 (more)
100 S. Ct. 2326; 65 L. Ed. 2d 319; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 6; 6 Media L. Rep. 1518; 34 P.U.R.4th 208 Prior history 402 N.Y.S.2d 551 (N.Y. Sup.Ct. 1978); reversed, 407 N.Y.S.2d 735 (N.Y. Sup.Ct.App.Div. 1978); affirmed, 390 N.E.2d 749 (N.Y. 1979) Subsequent history On remand, reversed and remanded, 413 N.E.2d 365 (N.Y. 1980) Majority Powell, joined by Burger, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall Ruling court Supreme Court of the United States People also search for American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression v. Strickland | ||
Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Service Commission, 447 U.S. 530 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court decision addressing the free speech rights of public utility corporations under the First Amendment. In an majority opinion written by Justice Lewis Powell, the Court invalidated an order by the New York Public Service Commission that prohibited utility companies from including inserts on controversial matters of public policy with billing statements.
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