Supreme Court· 5/19/1976
Naacp v. Fpc
Citations
- 425 U.S. 662
- 96 S. Ct. 1806
- 48 L. Ed. 2d 284
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 99
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that the FPA did not grant the Commission “a broad license to promote the general public welfare”
- holding FPC to be mistaken in concluding that it lacked jurisdiction to promulgate regulations concerning employment discrimination by its regulatees
- reviewing agency's refusal to promulgate rule because refusal was based on agency's contention that it lacked jurisdiction
- reviewing agency’s refusal to promulgate rule because refusal was based on agency’s contention that it lacked jurisdiction
- \(T)he words 'public interest' in a regulatory statute * * * take meaning from the purposes of the regulatory legislation.\
- authority to promote “public interest” does not give Federal Power Commission (now FERC) warrant to try to remedy employment discrimination without regard to effects on utility rates
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Judges: Stewart
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- Bob Jones University v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1983-05-24· cited 803×
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court· 1987-06-08· cited 453×
- Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc.Supreme Court· 2015-04-21· cited 289×
- Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court· 1990-06-27· cited 280×
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionD.C. Circuit· 1979-07-20· cited 278×
- American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp.Supreme Court· 1983-05-16· cited 228×
- Pennzoil Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionFifth Circuit· 1981-08-21· cited 161×
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1986-01-08· cited 114×
- Consumer Protection Division Office of the Attorney General v. Consumer Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1985-12-13· cited 105×
- Alabama Power Company v. Anne M. Gorsuch, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors.D.C. Circuit· 1982-02-05· cited 103×
- Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod v. Federal Communications CommissionD.C. Circuit· 1998-04-14· cited 103×
- South Carolina Public Service Authority v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionD.C. Circuit· 2014-08-15· cited 70×
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC., Defendant-AppellantFifth Circuit· 1977-06-06· cited 61×
- Cross-Sound Ferry Services, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, and Viking Starship, Inc., IntervenorD.C. Circuit· 1991-05-10· cited 58×
- United States v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court· 1976-06-17· cited 57×
- Vietnamese Fishermen's Ass'n v. Knights of the Ku Klux KlanS.D. Texas· 1981-07-15· cited 55×
- Central Florida Enterprises, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Cowles Broadcasting, Inc., IntervenorD.C. Circuit· 1979-05-17· cited 43×
- United States v. American Cyanamid Co., and Cross-Appellant, Melamine Chemicals, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeSecond Circuit· 1983-10-05· cited 40×
- The Business Roundtable v. Securities and Exchange CommissionD.C. Circuit· 1990-06-12· cited 37×
- Wabash Valley Power Ass'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionD.C. Circuit· 2001-11-02· cited 36×
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court· 1947-06-23· cited 3,981×
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court· 1944-02-07· cited 1,523×
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court· 1968-03-25· cited 1,042×
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1943-05-10· cited 782×
- Wyman v. JamesSupreme Court· 1971-01-12· cited 427×
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court· 1959-06-22· cited 356×
- Federal Radio Comm'n v. Nelson Brothers Bond & Mortgage Co. (Station WIBO)Supreme Court· 1933-05-08· cited 338×
- New York Central Securities Corporation v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1932-11-07· cited 268×
- Office Of Communication Of The United Church Of Christ v. Federal Communications CommissionD.C. Circuit· 1966-03-25· cited 255×
- Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 166×
- New Haven Inclusion CasesSupreme Court· 1970-06-29· cited 161×
- Federal Power Commission v. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.Supreme Court· 1962-12-03· cited 123×
- Udall v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court· 1967-06-05· cited 102×
- Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court· 1952-05-26· cited 69×
- Acker v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1936-05-18· cited 52×
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court· 1976-05-19· cited 47×
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. The Federal Power CommissionD.C. Circuit· 1975-02-05· cited 31×
- Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation v. Federal Power CommissionThird Circuit· 1949-12-30· cited 21×
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