Legal Opinion
Cahill v. Public Service Commission
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1986PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Hancock, Jr., J.
We hold that acts of the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) in setting rates which compel a utility customer to pay for charitable contributions made by the utility constitute governmental conduct giving rise to a cognizable claim by that customer that his rights under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution have been violated.
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In a CPLR article 78 proceeding against the PSC and New York Telephone Company (New York Tel.), petitioner, a customer of New York Tel., seeks to annul two actions of the PSC:(1) The policy adopted by the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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