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HUGHES v. PPL ENERGYPLUS (2016)

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HUGHES v. PPL ENERGYPLUS
Term: 2015
Important Dates
Argued: February 24, 2016
Decided: April 19, 2016
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Sonia Sotomayor
Concurring
Clarence Thomas

HUGHES v. PPL ENERGYPLUS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 19, 2016. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 2016.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: public utilities (cf. federal public utilities regulation)
  • Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Petitioner state: Maryland
  • Respondent type: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 578 U.S. 150
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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