Legal Opinion
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1980No. 79-565PublishedCited by 2,447 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case presents the question whether a regulation of the Public Service Commission of the State of New York violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments because it completely bans promotional advertising by an electrical utility.
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In December 1973, the Commission, appellee here, ordered electric utilities in New York State to cease all advertising that “promot[es] the use of electricity.” App. to Juris. *559Statement 31a. The order was based on the Commission’s finding that “the interconnected utility system in New York State does not have sufficient fuel stocks or sources of supply to continue…
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