| Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Service Commission | |
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| Argued March 17, 1980 Decided June 20, 1980 | |
| Full case name | Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Incorporated v.Public Service Commission of New York |
| Citations | 447U.S.530 (more) 100 S. Ct. 2326; 65L. Ed. 2d 319; 1980U.S. LEXIS 6; 6 Media L. Rep. 1518; 34 P.U.R.4th 208 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 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, 390N.E.2d 749 (N.Y. 1979) |
| Subsequent | On remand, reversed and remanded, 413 N.E.2d 365 (N.Y. 1980) |
| Holding | |
| The First Amendment, as applied through the Fourteenth, protects the right of utility companies to include inserts on matters of controversial public policy with billing statements. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Powell, joined by Burger, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall |
| Concurrence | Marshall |
| Concurrence | Stevens |
| Dissent | Blackmun, joined by Rehnquist (parts I, II) |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I; N.Y. Pub. Serv. Law §§ 4, 5, 65, 66 | |
Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Service Commission, 447 U.S. 530 (1980), was aUnited States Supreme Court decision addressing thefree speech rights ofpublic utility corporations under theFirst Amendment.[1] In a majority opinion written byJusticeLewis Powell, the Court invalidated an order by theNew York Public Service Commission that prohibited utility companies from including inserts on controversial matters of public policy with billing statements.[2]
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