Legal Opinion
Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 14, 1973No. 71-1178PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
This case presents the question whether, when a public utility applies to the Federal Power Commission for authority to issue a security, as the utility is required to do under § 204 of the Federal Power Act, 49 Stat. 850, 16 U. S. C. § 824c,1 the Commission, in passing upon the application, must consider the issue’s anticompetitive effect in determining whether it is “compatible with the public interest,” as that phrase is employed in § 204 (a).
*750I
In October 1970, Gulf States Utilities Company applied to the Federal Power Commission for authority to issue for cash, on competitive bidding,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Otter Tail Power Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McLean Trucking Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Federal Communications Commission v. RCA Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by165 opinions
- Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- New York v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n v. Elec. Power Supply Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- Federal Power Commission v. Conway Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Town of Concord, Massachusetts v. Boston Edison CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
160 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.