Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Federal Communications Commission’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

741 federal appellate · 221 district · 383 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 2,212 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A]n agency literally has no power to act ... unless and until Congress confers power upon it.”

   202 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Northwest Central Pipeline Corp. v. State Corporation Comm'n of Kan. · At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board

2. “charges, classifications, practices, services, facilities, or regulations for or in connection with intrastate communication service.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People of the State of California Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, North American Telecommunications Association ("Nata") National Association of Regulatory Commissioners ("Naruc") Missouri Public Service Commission ("Mpsc"), Petitioners-Intervenors v. Federal Communications Commission, Pacific Bell, Respondents-Intervenors. People of the State of California Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, North American Telecommunications Association ("Nata") National Association of Regulatory Commissioners ("Naruc"), Petitioners-Intervenors v. Federal Communications Commission, Ameritech Operating Companies (Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Incorp., Michigan Bell Telephone Co., Ohio Bell Telephone Co., Wisconsin Bell, Inc.), Respondents-Intervenors. People of the State of California Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. Federal Communications Commission, People of the State of New York, North American Telecommunications Association ("Nata") Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell, Pactel Communications Companies, and Pacific Telesis Group Iowa Utilities Board, Petitioners-Intervenors v. Federal Communications Commission, Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies ("Bell Atlantic"), Respondents-Intervenors. People of the State of New York, Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell, Pactel Communications Companies, and Pacific Telesis Group Iowa Utilities Board North American Telecommunications Association ("Nata"), Petitioners-Intervenors v. Federal Communications Commission, American Telephone and Telegraph, Respondents-Intervenors. State of Michigan Michigan Public Service Commission v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America · National Cable Television Association, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission

3. “[Njothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply, or to give the Commission jurisdiction, with respect to charges, classifications, practices, services, facilities, or regulations for or in connection with wire ... exchange service ... even though a portion of such exchange service constitutes interstate or foreign communication, in any case where such matters are subject to regulation by a State commission or by local governmental authority.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Public Utility Commission of Texas v. Federal Communications Commission · The International Association Of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) v. Locke