Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 447 U.S. 557
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1980-06-20
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist
gptkbp:docketNumber 79-565
gptkbp:establishedTest Central Hudson test
gptkbp:heldBy A regulation that completely bans an electric utility from advertising to promote the use of electricity violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Public Service Commission of New York issued an order prohibiting promotional advertising by electric utilities.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission
gptkbp:joinedBy gptkb:Warren_E._Burger
gptkb:Potter_Stewart
gptkb:William_J._Brennan,_Jr.
gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
commercial speech
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell,_Jr.
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:relatedTo 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island
Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
gptkbp:subsequentHistory Remanded to lower courts for further proceedings.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7