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MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT CO. v. MISS. EX REL. MOORE

No. 86-1970.

487 U.S. 354 (1988)

MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT CO. v. MISSISSIPPI EX REL. MOORE, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSISSIPPI, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 24, 1988

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex E. Lee argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were George L. Saunders, Jr., David W. Carpenter, Robert R. Nordhaus, Howard E. Shapiro, and James K. Child, Jr.

Deputy Solicitor General Cohen argued the cause for the United States et al. as amici curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried, Richard J. Lazarus, Catherine C. Cook, and Jerome M. Feit.

John L. Maxey II argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief for appellee State of Mississippi were Mike Moore, Attorney General, Frank Spencer, Assistant Attorney General, and W. Glenn Watts, Special Assistant Attorney General. Jesse C. Pennington and Lewis Burke filed a brief for appellee Mississippi Legal Services Coalition.*

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

On July 1, 1985, Grand Gulf Unit 1, a major nuclear powerplant located in Port Gibson, Mississippi, began commercial operations. An order entered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) required Mississippi Power and Light Company (MP&L) to purchase 33% of the plant's output at rates determined by FERC to be just and reasonable. The Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) subsequently granted...

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