Legal Opinion
Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. v. Davis
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided December 31, 1979No. 96672, CA 11110; 96734, CA 11109PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1001GILLETTE, J.
In these cases, the plaintiffs, regulated utilities and news media and advertising organizations, challenge two basic aspects of the Public Utility Commissioner’s order No. 76-467 which seeks to regulate utility advertising. In separate actions1, both Pacific Northwest Bell, et al, and the Oregon Association of Broadcasters, et al, alleged that the "tagline” portion of the Commissioner’s order was invalid because the "tag-line” rule exceeded the Commissioner’s statutorily delegated authority and violated various constitutional provisions including those protecting the right to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdorySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Oregon Newspaper Publishers Ass'n v. PetersonOregon Supreme Court · 1966
- Gortmaker v. SeatonOregon Supreme Court · 1969
- Van Ripper v. Oregon Liquor Control CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Garrison v. Pacific Northwest BellCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1980
- Kearns-Tribune Corp. v. Public Service CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1984
- Litvin v. EngesetherCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1984
- Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. v. EachusCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1995
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