Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Serv. Comm'n
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Argued March 17, 1980 Decided June 20, 1980
Full case name: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. v. Public Servic Commission of New York Citations: 447 U.S. 530; 100 S. Ct. 2326; 65 L. Ed. 2d 319; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 6; 6 Media L. Rep. 1518; 34 P.U.R.4th 208 Prior history: 402 N.Y.S.2d 551 (N.Y. Sup.Ct. 1978); reversed, 407 N.Y.S.2d 735 (N.Y. Sup.Ct.App.Div. 1978); affirmed, 390 N.E.2d 749 (N.Y. 1979) Subsequent history: On remand, reversed and remanded, 413 N.E.2d 365 (N.Y. 1980)
Holding
The First Amendment, as applied through the Fourteenth, protects the right of utility companies to include inserts on matters of controversial public policy with billing statements.
Court membership
Chief Justice: Warren Burger Associate Justices: William Brennan, Potter Stewart, Byron White, Thurgood Marshall, Lewis Powell, William Rehnquist, Harry Blackmun, John Paul Stevens
Case opinions
Majority by: Powell Joined by: Burger, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall Concurrence by: Marshall Concurrence by: Stevens Dissent by: Blackmun Joined by: Rehnquist (Parts I and II)
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I; N.Y. Pub. Serv. Law §§ 4, 5, 65, 66

Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Serv. Comm'n, 447 U.S. 530 (1980) was a United States Supreme Court decision addressing the free speech rights of public utility corporations under the First Amendment, as applied through the Fourteenth. The Court's ruling invalidated an order by the New York Public Service Commission that prohibited utility companies from including inserts on controversial matters of public policy with billing statements. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States of America, and is the head of the Judicial Branch of the Federal Government, one of three separate and equal governmental bodies, along with the Legislative and the Executive branches. ... Freedom of speech is the right to freely say what one pleases, as well as the related right to hear what others have stated. ... The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. ... Incorporation of the Bill of Rights is the legal doctrine by which the U.S. Bill of Rights, either in full or in part, is applied to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. ...

External links

• Supreme Court opinion (via FindLaw)
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