In Consolidated Edison Co

question 281

Multiple Choice

In Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Service Comm., the New York utility commission ruled that the electric company could not send its customers information in support of nuclear power. The Supreme Court examined this restriction applying several tests. Which test did it not apply?

• A) if it is a reasonable time, place, or manner restriction
• B) if the restriction is on a permissible subject matter
• C) if the restriction is narrowly designed to serve a compelling state interest
• D) it applied none of these tests
• E) it applied all of these tests

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