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ALLIANT ENERGY CORP. v. BIE

No. 02-2618.

330 F.3d 904 (2003)

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION and Wisconsin Power And Light Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ave M. BIE, Burneatta Bridge and Robert M. Garvin, in their official capacities as Commissioners of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 29, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Pyper (argued), Whyte, Hirschboeck & Dudek, Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James E. Doyle, Edwin J. Hughes (argued), Office of Attorney General, Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Kendall W. Harrison, Lafollette, Godfrey & Kahn, Madison, WI, for Amicus Curiae.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

This case involves various statutes regulating public utilities and public utility holding companies in Wisconsin. The plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of the statutes under the Commerce and Equal Protection clauses of the United States Constitution. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs appeal. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

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