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CITY OF ABILENE v. US ENVTL. PROT. AGENCY

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
The EPA had authority under the Clean Water Act to issue permits imposing certain conditions on cities' ability to discharge pollutants from their...

BEAR LAKE WATCH, INC. v. FED. ENERGY REGULATORY COMM'N

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Public Utilities
The FERC did not err in finding that, because a reservoir was not necessary or appropriate to the operation of power projects, it did not have...

HILL v. KANSAS GAS SERV. CO.

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
Challenged Kansas Corporation Commission orders qualify as orders "affecting rates" under the Johnson Act, 28 U.S.C. section 1342, and a class action...

HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASS'N v. CITY OF ROSEVILLE

Public Utilities, Tax Law
Measure Q, which proposed to ratify the City's utility user's tax and restrict use of its revenues to certain specified purposes, and proposed a...

MICHIGAN BELL TEL. CO. v. MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVS., INC.

Communications Law, Contracts, Public Utilities
The Michigan Public Service Commission did not reach an arbitrary and capricious result under Michigan contract law, in finding that a local...

LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC v. JACOBS

Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Public Utilities
A telecommunications service provider's collocations revenues were subject to regulatory assessment fees by the Public Service Commission.

UTIL. AIR REGULATORY GROUP v. ENVTL. PROT. AGENCY

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Public Utilities
A trade association made up of electric utilities lacked standing to seek review of the EPA's interpretation of State Operating Permit Program...

OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERS., L.P. v. ZONING HEARING BD. OF EASTTOWN TOWNSHIP

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
The proper test for determining whether a gap exists, in the ability of remote users to access the national telecommunications network under the...

ENTERGY SERVS., INC. v. FED. ENERGY REGULATORY COMM'N

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
FERC did not act arbitrarily or capriciously by clarifying its policy regarding credits for short-circuit and stability network upgrades to an...

FLORIDA PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASS'N., INC. v. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
A city zoning ordinance which regulates pay phones located on private property is preempted in its entirety under Florida state law, but a total ban...