New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire et al.

Decided February 24, 1982. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-1208 · 455 U.S. 331 (1982) · Cited 208 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• United States v. Public Utilities Commission · 345 U.S. 295 (1953)
• City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
• Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona Ex Rel. Sullivan · 325 U.S. 761 (1945)
• Pennsylvania v. West Virginia · 262 U.S. 553 (1923)
• Lewis v. BT Investment Managers, Inc. · 447 U.S. 27 (1980)
• West v. Kansas Natural Gas Co. · 221 U.S. 229 (1911)
• Hughes v. Oklahoma · 441 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. · 430 U.S. 1 (1977)
• City of Milwaukee v. Illinois · 451 U.S. 304 (1981)
• Prudential Insurance v. Benjamin · 328 U.S. 408 (1946)
• Reeves, Inc. v. Stake · 447 U.S. 429 (1980)
• First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative v. Federal Power Commission · 328 U.S. 152 (1946)
• Public Utilities Commission v. Attleboro Steam & Electric Co. · 273 U.S. 83 (1927)
• UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. v. PFOST, COMMISSIONER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, Et Al. · 286 U.S. 165 (1932)
• Foster-Fountain Packing Co. v. Haydel · 278 U.S. 1 (1928)
• United States v. Twin City Power Co. · 350 U.S. 222 (1956)

Cited by

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

• Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission · 461 U.S. 375 (1983)
• South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke · 467 U.S. 82 (1984)
• Department of Revenue of Kentucky v. Davis · 553 U.S. 328 (2008)
• Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n v. Elec. Power Supply Ass'n · 577 U.S. 260 (2016)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• Sporhase v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Douglas · 458 U.S. 941 (1982)
• California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · 495 U.S. 490 (1990)
• Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor Authority · 476 U.S. 573 (1986)
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown · 511 U.S. 383 (1994)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Mississippi · 456 U.S. 742 (1982)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. Thornburg · 476 U.S. 953 (1986)

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