Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Service Commission

Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Service Commission, 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.

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 447

External links

• Text of Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Service Commission, 447 U.S. 530 (1980) is available from:  Findlaw  Justia 
• First Amendment Library entry on Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Serv. Comm'n