Legal Opinion
Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Federal Communications Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 27, 1986No. 84-871PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
In these consolidated cases, we are asked by 26 private telephone companies and the United States to sustain the holding of the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that orders of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) respecting the depreciation of telephone plant and equipment pre-empt inconsistent state regulation. They are opposed by the Public Service Commissions of 23 States, backed by 30 amici curiae, who argue that the Communications Act of 1934 (Act), 48 Stat. 1064, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 151 et seq., expressly denied the FCC authority to establish…
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3Cited by126 opinions
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