Legal Opinion
City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 29, 1978No. 76-864PublishedCited by 698 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan, joined by Justice Marshall, Justice Powell, and Justice Stevens
Parker v. Brown, 317 U. S. 341 (1943), held that the federal antitrust laws do not prohibit a State “as sovereign” from imposing certain anticompetitive restraints “as an act of government.” The question in this case is the extent to which the antitrust laws prohibit a State’s cities from imposing such anticompetitive restraints.
Petitioner cities are organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana,1 which grant them power to own and operate electric utility systems both within and beyond their city limits.2 Petitioners brought this action in the District Court for the Eastern District of…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by698 opinions
- Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- City of Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Town of Hallie v. City of Eau ClaireSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- LaFaro v. New York Cardiothoracic Group, PLLCCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
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