New York et al. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al.

Decided March 4, 2002. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 00-568 · 535 U.S. 1 (2002) · Cited 237 times

Holding

Section 507(a)(8)(A)(i)’s lookback period is tolled during the pendency of a prior bankruptcy petition.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Public Utilities Commission v. Attleboro Steam & Electric Co. · 273 U.S. 83 (1927)
• Federal Power Commission v. Florida Power & Light Co. · 404 U.S. 453 (1972)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States · 410 U.S. 366 (1973)
• Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
• Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc. · 471 U.S. 707 (1985)
• Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCC · 476 U.S. 355 (1986)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. · 505 U.S. 504 (1992)
• Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr · 518 U.S. 470 (1996)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Mississippi · 456 U.S. 742 (1982)
• United States v. Public Utilities Commission · 345 U.S. 295 (1953)
• Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. · 406 U.S. 621 (1972)
• Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 411 U.S. 747 (1973)
• Missouri Ex Rel. Barrett v. Kansas Natural Gas Co. · 265 U.S. 298 (1924)
• Pennsylvania Gas Co. v. Public Service Commission · 252 U.S. 23 (1920)
• Federal Power Commission v. Southern California Edison Co. · 376 U.S. 205 (1964)
• Chemehuevi Tribe of Indians v. Federal Power Commission · 420 U.S. 395 (1975)

Cited by

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

• Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n v. Elec. Power Supply Ass'n · 577 U.S. 260 (2016)
• Wyeth v. Levine · 555 U.S. 555 (2009)
• Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Util. Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish Cty. · 554 U.S. 527 (2008)
• Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht · 587 U.S. 299 (2019)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2002). 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).