Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association

Decided January 25, 2016. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 14-840 · 577 U.S. 260 (2016) · Cited 186 times

Holding

Equitable tolling does not apply to the presentment of petitioner's claims.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• New York v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · 535 U.S. 1 (2002)
• Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. · 365 U.S. 1 (1961)
• Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. · 406 U.S. 621 (1972)
• Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service Commission · 332 U.S. 507 (1947)
• Federal Power Commission v. Conway Corp. · 426 U.S. 271 (1976)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. Moore · 487 U.S. 354 (1988)
• Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Util. Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish Cty. · 554 U.S. 527 (2008)
• Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 411 U.S. 747 (1973)
• Public Utilities Commission v. Attleboro Steam & Electric Co. · 273 U.S. 83 (1927)
• Federal Power Commission v. Southern California Edison Co. · 376 U.S. 205 (1964)
• Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
• Gonzales v. Raich · 545 U.S. 1 (2005)
• Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. · 575 U.S. 373 (2015)
• Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. Thornburg · 476 U.S. 953 (1986)
• New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire · 455 U.S. 331 (1982)
• Shapiro v. McManus · 577 U.S. 39 (2015)
• Northern Natural Gas Co. v. State Corp. Commission · 372 U.S. 84 (1963)
• Maracich v. Spears · 570 U.S. 48 (2013)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Department of Commerce v. New York · 588 U.S. 752 (2019)
• Lockhart v. United States · 577 U.S. 347 (2016)

Official text

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2016). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).