Legal Opinion
LSP Transmission Holdings, LLC v. Lange
District Court, D. Maine
Decided June 21, 2017No. Civil No. 17-4490 (DWF/HB)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONOVAN W. FRANK, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
This matter involves a Constitutional challenge under the dormant Commerce Clause to Minnesota Statute § 216B.246, which grants incumbent electric utilities a *700right of first refusal to build and own electric transmission lines that connect to their existing facilities. Plaintiff LSP Transmission Holdings ("LSP") alleges that the statute discriminates against out-of-state transmission developers in favor of in-state utilities. Defendants1 have filed separate motions to dismiss LSP's lawsuit. (Doc. Nos. 18, 37 & 48.) For the reasons set…
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- Hughes v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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