Legal Opinion
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Arizona Corp. Commission
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 1989No. CV-88-0330-SAPublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice.
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company (Mountain Bell) brought this original special action proceeding1 to challenge an order of the Arizona Corporation Commission (Commission). Mountain Bell, a public utility providing telephone service, and several “ScoopLine” providers (the providers) allege that the order both exceeds the Commission’s power to regulate Mountain Bell’s service and is an impermissible burden on protected speech. Because the issues implicate the powers of the Commission2 and involve fundamental rights guaranteed by both the Arizona and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Davenport v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Martin v. ReinsteinCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1999
- Godbehere v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1989
- L.A. All. for Survival v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000
- Arnold v. Arizona Department of Health ServicesArizona Supreme Court · 1989
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