Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
New York Telephone Co. v. Cahill
N.Y. Tel. Co. v. Cahill, 498 U.S. 939 (1990)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1990-10-29
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- invalidating, on First Amendment grounds, state commission's policy allowing utilities to recover from ratepayers, as operating expenses, charitable contributions to politically and religiously active organizations
- plaintiff must show protected activity, adverse employment decision, and causal link between the two
- specifically rejecting a reasonableness or balancing test
- interpreting federal law; used by analogy
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed New York Telephone Co. v. Cahill. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
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Ct. App. N. Y. Certiorari denied.