Legal Opinion
United States v. Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1997No. 95-30941PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, 7 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., (“RE Act”) the Secretary of Agriculture (“Secretary”) is empowered to make and guarantee loans to wholesale power supply borrowers that generate electric energy for retail electrical systems which furnish electricity to persons in rural areas. The principal issue in the present case is whether the RE Act authorizes the Secretary by regulation to (1) pre-empt a state regulatory agency’s jurisdiction over a borrower’s rates if the Secretary determines that the borrower has failed to pay as…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La CuestaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by36 opinions
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