consolidated edison public serv argued march decided june held order appellee new york public service commission prohibits inclusion appellant public utility companies monthly bills inserts discussing controversial issues public policy directly infringes freedom speech protected first fourteenth amendments thus invalid cf first national bank boston bellotti pp restriction bill inserts upheld ground appellant corporation entitled freedom speech inherent worth speech terms capacity informing public depend upon identity source whether corporation association union individual first national bank boston bellotti supra pp state action valid time place manner restriction validity reasonable time place manner regulations serve significant governmental interest leave ample alternative channels communication recognized regulations may based upon either content subject matter speech appellee pretend action unrelated content bill inserts inserts present information consumers certain subjects energy conservation measures allowed inserts discuss public controversies forbidden pp prohibition inserts permissible regulation merely applies discussion political controversies whether pro con first amendment hostility regulation extends restrictions particular viewpoints also prohibition public discussion entire topic regulation issue fall within narrow exceptions general prohibition distinctions greer spock lehman shaker heights distinguished pp furthermore state action valid narrowly drawn prohibition serving compelling state interest prohibition justified necessary avoid forcing appellant views captive audience since customers may escape exposure objectionable material simply throwing bill insert wastebasket prohibition warranted necessary allocate public interest limited space billing envelope nothing record show bill inserts issue preclude inclusion inserts appellant might ordered lawfully include billing envelope red lion broadcasting fcc distinguished prohibition justified necessary ensure ratepayers subsidize cost bill inserts since basis record assume appellee exclude cost inserts utility rate base pp powell delivered opinion burger brennan stewart white marshall joined marshall filed concurring opinion post stevens filed opinion concurring judgment post blackmun filed dissenting opinion parts ii rehnquist joined post joseph block argued cause appellant briefs peter garam peter schiff argued cause appellee brief howard read briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed walter stratton american association advertising agencies stanley kaleczyc chamber commerce america burt neuborne long island lighting edward dowd myrna field john cannon legal foundation et al edwin rome william roberts mobil malcolm furbrush joseph kelly robert harris gordon pearce guenter cohn timothy tower john bury leslie christian hauck pacific gas electric et al daniel popeo washington legal foundation briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed kristin booth glen melvin wulf natural resources defense council et al harold abramson john esposito new york state consumer protection board et al briefs amici curiae filed cameron macrae edison electric institute william becker new england legal foundation justice powell delivered opinion question case whether first amendment incorporated fourteenth amendment violated order public service commission state new york prohibits inclusion monthly electric bills inserts discussing controversial issues public policy consolidated edison company new york appellant case placed written material entitled independence still goal nuclear power needed win battle january billing envelope bill insert stated consolidated edison views benefits nuclear power saying far outweigh potential risk nuclear power plants safe economical clean app utility also contended increased use nuclear energy country independence foreign energy sources march natural resources defense council nrdc requested consolidated edison enclose rebuttal prepared nrdc next billing envelope consolidated edison refused nrdc asked public service commission state new york open consolidated edison billing envelopes contrasting views controversial issues public importance february commission appellee denied nrdc request prohibited utilities using bill inserts discuss political matters including desirability future development nuclear power commission explained decision statement policy advertising promotional practices public utilities issued february commission concluded consolidated edison customers receive bills containing inserts captive audience diverse views subjected utility beliefs accordingly commission barred utility companies including bill inserts express opinions viewpoints controversial issues public policy app juris statement commission however bar utilities sending bill inserts discussing topics controversial issues public policy commission later denied petitions rehearing filed consolidated edison utilities consolidated edison sought review commission order new york state courts state special term held order unconstitutional misc state appellate division reversed app div new york appeals affirmed judgment appeals held order violate constitution valid time place manner regulation designed protect privacy consolidated edison customers noted probable jurisdiction reverse ii restriction bill inserts upheld ground consolidated edison entitled freedom speech first national bank boston bellotti rejected contention state may confine corporate speech specified issues decision recognized inherent worth speech terms capacity informing public depend upon identity source whether corporation association union individual state action limited protected speech concluded regulation stand absent showing compelling state interest first fourteenth amendments guarantee state shall abridg freedom speech see joseph burstyn wilson freedom speech indispensable discovery spread political truth whitney california brandeis concurring best test truth power thought get accepted competition market abrams holmes dissenting first fourteenth amendments remove governmental restraints arena public discussion putting decision views shall voiced largely hands us hope use freedom ultimately produce capable citizenry perfect polity cohen california emphasized first amendment embraces least liberty discuss publicly truthfully matters public concern thornhill alabama see mills alabama mailing triggered regulation issue consolidated edison advocated use nuclear power commission limited means consolidated edison may participate public debate question controversial issues national interest importance thus commission prohibition discussion controversial issues strikes heart freedom speak iii commission ban bill inserts course invalid merely imposes limitation upon speech see first national bank boston bellotti supra must consider whether state demonstrate regulation constitutionally permissible commission arguments require us consider three theories might justify state action must determine whether prohibition reasonable time place manner restriction ii permissible regulation iii narrowly tailored means serving compelling state interest recognized validity reasonable time place manner regulations serve significant governmental interest leave ample alternative channels communication see linmark associates willingboro virginia pharmacy board virginia citizens consumer council see also kovacs cooper black dissenting cox new hampshire upheld licensing requirement parades city streets recognized regulation based time place manner criteria served municipality legitimate interest regulating traffic securing public order insuring simultaneous parades prevent speakers heard similarly grayned city rockford upheld antinoise regulation prohibiting demonstrations disturb good order educational facility narrowly drawn restriction constitutionally advanced city interest undisrupted school session conducive students learning thus essence time place manner regulation lies recognition various methods speech regardless content may frustrate legitimate governmental goals matter message roving sound truck blares disturbs neighborhood tranquility restriction regulates time place manner speech may imposed long reasonable regulation based content speech governmental action must scrutinized carefully ensure communication prohibited merely public officials disapprove speaker views niemotko maryland frankfurter concurring result consequence emphasized time place manner regulations must applicable speech irrespective content erznoznik city jacksonville see carey brown ante governmental action regulates speech basis subject matter slip neutrality time place circumstance concern content police department chicago mosley quoting kalven concept public forum cox louisiana sup rev therefore constitutionally permissible time place manner restriction may based upon either content subject matter speech commission pretend action unrelated content subject matter bill inserts indeed undertaken suppress certain bill inserts precisely address controversial issues public policy commission allows inserts present information consumers certain subjects energy conservation measures forbids use inserts discuss public controversies commission commendable candor justifies ban ground consumers benefit form receiving useful information prohibited information see app juris statement commission rationale demonstrates action upheld time place manner regulation commission next argues order acceptable applies discussion nuclear power whether pro con bill inserts prohibition commission contends related subject matter rather views particular speaker regulation favor either side political controversy commission asserts unconstitutionally suppress freedom speech first amendment hostility regulation extends restrictions particular viewpoints also prohibition public discussion entire topic general matter first amendment means government power restrict expression message ideas subject matter content police department chicago mosley supra see cox louisiana opinion black mosley held municipality exempt labor picketing form general prohibition picketing school even though ban reached demonstrations marketplace ideas remain free open governments must allowed choose issues worth discussing debating see also erznoznik city jacksonville supra tinker des moines school district allow government choice permissible subjects public debate allow government control search political truth nevertheless governmental regulation based subject matter approved narrow circumstances relied upon two cases recognized government may bar facilities certain speech disrupt legitimate governmental purpose property dedicated greer spock held federal government prohibit partisan political speech military base even though civilian speakers allowed lecture subjects lehman shaker heights opinion blackmun plurality similarly concluded city transit system rented space vehicles commercial advertising accept partisan political advertising municipality refusal accept political advertising based upon fears partisan advertisements might jeopardize commercial revenue commuters subjected political propaganda acceptance particular political advertisements might lead charges favoritism greer lehman properly viewed narrow exceptions general prohibition distinctions cases asked decide whether public facility open speakers plurality lehman greer concluded partisan political speech disrupt operation governmental facilities even though forms speech posed danger analysis greer lehman applicable commission regulation bill inserts cases private party asserted right access public facilities consolidated edison asked use offices commission forum promulgate views rather seeks merely utilize billing envelopes promulgate views controversial issues public policy commission asserts billing envelope necessary adjunct operations public utility subject state plenary control sure state legitimate regulatory interest controlling consolidated edison activities local governments always use police powers public interest regulate private behavior see new orleans dukes per curiam commission attempt restrict free expression private party upheld reliance upon precedent rests special interests government overseeing use property government restricts speech private person state action may sustained government show regulation precisely drawn means serving compelling state interest see first national bank boston bellotti buckley valeo per curiam see also bates little rock commission argues finally prohibition necessary avoid forcing consolidated edison views captive audience ii allocate limited resources public interest iii ensure ratepayers subsidize cost bill inserts state appeals largely based approval prohibition upon conclusion bill inserts intruded upon individual privacy stated commission act protect privacy utility customers choice whether receive sensibilities appeals erred assessment seriousness intrusion even short exposure consolidated edison views may offend sensibilities consumers ability government shut discourse solely protect others hearing dependent upon showing substantial privacy interests invaded essentially intolerable manner cohen california less stringent analysis permit government slight first amendment role affording public access discussion debate dissemination information ideas first national bank boston bellotti supra see red lion broadcasting fcc lamont postmaster general brennan concurring single speaker communicates many listeners first amendment permit government prohibit speech intrusive unless captive audience avoid objectionable speech passengers public transportation see lehman shaker heights douglas concurring judgment residents neighborhood disturbed raucous broadcasts passing sound track cf kovacs cooper may well unable escape unwanted message customers encounter objectionable billing insert may effectively avoid bombardment sensibilities simply averting eyes cohen california supra see spence washington per curiam customer consolidated edison may escape exposure objectionable material simply transferring bill insert envelope wastebasket commission contends billing envelope accommodate limited amount information political messages allowed take place inserts promote energy conservation safety remind consumers legal rights commission relies upon red lion broadcasting fcc supra held regulation radio television broadcast frequencies permits federal government exercise unusual authority speech billing envelopes differ broadcast frequencies two ways first broadcaster communicates use scarce publicly owned resource person broadcast without license whereas persons free send correspondence private homes mails thus said billing envelopes limited resource comparable broadcast spectrum second commission shown record us presence bill inserts issue preclude inclusion inserts consolidated edison might ordered lawfully include billing envelope unlike radio television stations broadcasting single frequency multiple bill inserts result cacophony competing voices finally commission urges prohibition prevent ratepayers subsidizing costs bill inserts commission base orders inability allocate costs shareholders consolidated edison ratepayers rather commission stated using bill inserts proclaim utility viewpoint controversial issues even stockholder pays full tantamount taking advantage captive audience app juris statement emphasis added accordingly basis record assume commission exclude cost bill inserts utility rate base mere speculation harm constitute compelling state interest see mine workers illinois bar iv commission suppression bill inserts discuss controversial issues public policy directly infringes freedom speech protected first fourteenth amendments state action neither valid time place manner restriction permissible regulation narrowly drawn prohibition justified compelling state interest accordingly regulation invalid first national bank boston bellotti decision new york appeals reversed footnotes freedom speech also protects individual interest first national bank boston bellotti see emerson system freedom expression see also meiklejohn political freedom see also linmark associates willingboro papish university missouri curators per curiam example courts asked determine whether species speech covered first amendment must look content expression see central hudson gas electric public service post commercial speech gertz robert welch libel miller california obscenity chaplinsky new hampshire fighting words compare fcc pacifica foundation opinion stevens young american mini theatres opinion stevens fcc pacifica foundation supra opinion powell brennan dissenting young american mini theatres supra stewart dissenting indecent speech necessity excluding partisan speech based upon traditional policy keeping official military activities wholly free entanglement partisan political campaigns kind thus decision construed public right access light unique character government property upon expression take place powell concurring justice douglas concurred judgment lehman view content message relevant either petitioner right express commuters right free rather justice douglas upheld municipality actions commuters captive audience consolidated edison customers receive bill inserts captive audience see infra four justices dissented lehman ground municipality discriminate among advertisers brennan joined stewart marshall powell dissenting lehman greer represent one category cases dealing rights access governmental property compare tinker des moines school district hague cio opinion roberts adderley florida commission contends order judged standard order secondarily concerned subject matter consolidated edison communications brief appellee test applies regulations incidentally limit speech governmental interest unrelated suppression free expression bill insert prohibition governmental interest unrelated suppression speech indeed justified ban expressly basis speech might harmful consumers state appeals also referred alternative means consolidated edison might promulgate views controversial issues public policy although time place manner restriction upheld without examination alternative avenues communication open potential speakers see linmark associates willingboro consistently rejected suggestion government may justify prohibition showing speakers alternative means expression see virginia pharmacy board virginia citizens consumer council southeastern promotions conrad spence washington per curiam although recognized special privacy interests attach persons seek seclusion within homes see rowan post office department arrival billing envelope hardly intrusive visit solicitor yet rejected contention municipality may ban solicitors may invade privacy households martin city struthers even compelling state interest protecting consumers overly intrusive bill inserts possible state achieve goal simply requiring consolidated edison stop sending bill inserts homes objecting customers see rowan post office department supra denial petitions rehearing commission impose ban without regard allocation costs shareholders ratepayers app juris statement commission also contends ratepayers forced support costs consolidated edison bill insets commission failed demonstrate costs allocated shareholders ratepayers occasion decide whether rule abood detroit board education prevent consolidated edison passing ratepayers costs bill insets discuss controversial issues public policy justice marshall concurring join opinion write separately emphasize decision today way address question whether commission may exclude costs bill inserts rate base intimate view appropriateness allocation costs commission might choose make ante commission rely argument use bill inserts required ratepayers subsidize dissemination management view issuing order therefore precluded sustaining order ground cf sec chenery administrative order upheld unless grounds upon agency acted exercising powers upon action sustained fpc texaco ftc sperry hutchinson justice stevens concurring judgment student history reprimanded talking world series class discussion first amendment knows incorrect state time place manner restriction may based upon either content subject matter speech ante every lawyer read rules case upholding various restrictions speech specific reference subject matter must recognize hyperbola dictum else first amendment means government power restrict expression messages ideas subject matter content police department chicago mosley quoted part ante indeed law need detailed rejection justifications put forward state restriction involved case see ante part fact many situations subject matter indeed even point view speaker may provide justification time place manner regulation perhaps obvious example regulation oral argument appellant lawyer precedes adversary solely seeks reversal judgment true many aspects liberty forms orderly regulation actually promote freedom state total anarchy instead trying justify conclusion reasoning honeycombed premises prefer identify basis decision simple terms see young american mini theatres regulation speech motivated nothing desire curtail expression particular point view controversial issues general interest purest example law abridging freedom speech press regulation denies one group persons right address selected audience controversial issues public policy plainly regulation justification regulation relied new york appeals utilities bill inserts may offensive customers communication may offensive two different ways independently message speaker intends convey form communication may offensive perhaps loud ugly particular setting speeches even though elegantly phrased dulcet tones offensive simply listener disagrees speaker message fact offensive form communication may subject appropriate regulation surely support conclusion offensive character idea justify attempt censor expression since public service commission candidly put forward impermissible justification censorial regulation plainly violates first amendment accordingly concur judgment rules effective june see nlrb retail store employees post labor picketing site neutral third parties labor dispute ohralik ohio state bar solicitation legal business distinguished forms legal advertising fcc pacifica foundation indecent language early afternoon radio broadcast young american mini theatres zoning adult movie theaters greer spock partisan political speeches military base lehman shaker heights political advertising municipal transit system schenck holmes stringent protection free speech protect man falsely shouting fire theatre causing panic see also cases cited american mini theatres supra see generally farber content regulation first amendment revisionist view geo note pacifica foundation fcc filthy words first amendment broadcast media colum rev rule reason color brief must blue rather red rule civil liberties guaranteed constitution imply existence organized society maintaining public order without liberty lost excesses unrestrained abuses cox new hampshire cf red lion broadcasting fcc cox louisiana first amendment provides congress shall make law abridging freedom speech press insert espouses utility viewpoint controversial question likely offend sensibilities recipient elicit agreement government need stand idly deny assistance inflamed particular opinion foisted upon kovacs cooper see frankfurter concurring long legislature prescribe ideas may noisily expressed may discriminate among make inroads upon public peace us supervise limits legislature may impose safeguarding steadily narrowing opportunities serenity reflection without opportunities freedom thought becomes mocking phrase without freedom thought free society see fcc pacifica foundation supra opinion stevens question case whether broadcast patently offensive words dealing sex excretion may regulated content obscene materials denied protection first amendment content offensive contemporary moral standards roth fact society may find speech offensive sufficient reason suppressing indeed speaker opinion gives offense consequence reason according constitutional protection central tenet first amendment government must remain neutral marketplace ideas reason believe commission characterization carlin monologue offensive traced political content even fact satirized contemporary attitudes words first amendment protection might required simply case words offend reasons obscenity offends place hierarchy first amendment values aptly sketched justice murphy said uch utterances essential part exposition ideas slight social value step truth benefit may derived clearly outweighed social interest order morality chaplinsky new hampshire footnotes omitted recognize commission also tried defend regulation ground entitled allocate limited resources public interest guarantee ratepayers subsidize communicative activities agree explanation merit either suggestions see ante even viewing restriction merely neutral regulation controversial issues generally may intended initially commission rather restriction particular viewpoint utilities opinions issues still believe unconstitutional use controversial nature speech touchstone regulation threatens value core first amendment profound national commitment principle debate public issues uninhibited robust see new york times sullivan justice blackmun justice rehnquist parts ii joins dissenting dissent case way indicates disapprobation part precious rights free speech carefully cataloged opinion protected first fourteenth amendments repression state prior writings speech area prove conclusively sensitivity rights concern see bigelow virginia virginia pharmacy board virginia consumer council bates state bar arizona see also central hudson gas elec public service post opinion concurring judgment agree new york public service commission ban utility bill insert somehow deprives utility first fourteenth amendment rights consolidated edison monopoly status rate structure use insert amounts exaction utility customers way forced aid utility speech contrary suggestion allocation insert cost utility shareholders ratepayers eliminate coerced subsidy public utility monopoly see pub serv law mckinney jones origins certificate public convenience necessity developments colum rev comment utility rates consumers new york state public service commission albany rev although monopolies generally public policies state new york see gen bus law mckinney supp consolidated edison utilities permitted operate monopolies determination state public interest better served protecting competition see kahn economics regulation exceptional grant power private enterprises justifies extensive oversight part state protect ratepayers exploitation monopoly power excessive rates forms overreaching reason state regulates rates utilities may charge see pub serv law mckinney supp addition new york law gives public service commission plenary supervisory powers property real personal used used connection facilitate sale furnishing electricity light heat power pub serv law mckinney state law explicitly gives commission control format utility bill material included envelope bill mckinney supp rates authorized public service commission may reflect costs providing necessary services customers plus reasonable rate return utility shareholders see comment albany entire bill payment system meters bill mailings bill inserts paid customers commission rules permitting recovery necessary operating expenses uniform system accounts expense accounts customer account expenses laws new york however public utility include rate base costs political advertising lobbying see uniform system accounts account expenditures certain civic political related activities ch ii subch southern bell tel tel louisiana pub serv la southwestern bell tel boushey pacific gas elec cal pub util banning controversial bill inserts cascade natural gas pub util pacific power light pub util southwestern bell tel mo pub serv investigation advertising promotional practices regulated iowa pub iowa state commerce costs passed consumers ratepayers derive benefits political advertisements purpose advertising lobbying benefit utility shareholders cost must deducted profits otherwise available shareholders federal energy regulatory commission formerly federal power commission adopted rule well alabama power aff sub nom southwestern electric power federal power cert denied federal energy regulatory commission uniform system accounts account cfr part ii commission concluded properly view use billing envelope distribute management pamphlets amounts forced subsidy utility speech ratepayers consolidated edison counter argument pointing willing allocate shareholders additional costs attributable inserts maintains fact utilities mat incidentally save money use bill inserts expense ratepayers detrimental ratepayers public brief appellant accept appellant argument preventing free ride utility messages substantial legitimate state concern even though free ride may cost ratepayers nothing additional way specific dollars still qualifies forced support utility speech see boushey pacific gas elec note utility companies first amendment regulating use political inserts utility bills rev state compelled individual help defray utility speech expenses compulsion surely violate person first fourteenth amendment rights abood detroit board education powell concurring judgment fact providing aid costs individual nothing extra make compulsion less offensive see wooley maynard buckley valeo recognizing permitting candidate use real personal property provided material financial assistance candidate example state law requiring person permit utility include insert envelope person private letters clearly infringe upon letterwriter first fourteenth amendment rights course private business deprive individual constitutional rights unless state action involved although state given utilities monopoly power thus contributed situation coerced support utility speech possible requirement fourteenth amendment may met situation see jackson metropolitan edison find necessary however decide whether state action fourteenth amendment sense occurred necessary decide whether ratepayers first fourteenth amendment rights infringed order determine whether state power prevent utility exacting aid ratepayers dissemination message agree even state entwined activities consolidated edison meet requirement state made monopoly possible preventing others competing utility thus state legitimately concerned preventing utility taking advantage monopoly power force consumers subsidize dissemination viewpoint political issues suggesting state interest eliminating forced subsidization utility speech achieved allocating expenses inserts utility shareholders glossed difficult allocation issue underlying controversy clear opinion whether believes charging shareholders marginal costs associated inserts costs printing putting envelope satisfy state interest whether suggesting division fixed costs mailing postage envelope creation maintenance mailing list overhead expense see ante commission maintains allocation short charging fixed costs mailing bills utility shareholders eliminate problem forced subsidization utility speech commission obviously correct utility obtain partial free ride message even shareholders charged part mailing costs addition costs directly attributable inserts consumers still forced aid dissemination utility message making utility distribution costs less otherwise charging mailing costs shareholders equivalent practical matter commission ban political inserts utility wants use inserts less expensive separate mailing thus way state achieve important goal protecting ratepayers forced support ideas disagree less restrictive total ban ratepayers bear cost medium communication utility claim use bill envelope purposes analogous private nonmonopolistic business whose customers turn elsewhere object inserts bills sales dollars help finance cf first national bank boston bellotti therefore typical prohibition speaker attempt merely utilize property promulgate views ante rather attempt utility appropriate make convenient use property public compelled pay utility sole benefit commission ban bill inserts restrict utility using shareholders resources finance communication viewpoints topic consolidated edison completely free use mails medium communication basis speaker order merely prevents utility relying forced subsidy ratepayers leads conclude state attempt protect ratepayers unwillingly financing utility speech preserve billing envelope sole benefit customers pay infringe upon first fourteenth amendment rights utility iii might observe additionally hopeful decision case completely tied state hands preventing type abuse monopoly power opinion appears turn particular facts case slight differences approach might permit state achieve proper goals first appears new york might use power define property rights billing envelope property ratepayers utility shareholders cf pruneyard shopping center robins ante since ratepayers pay billing packet doubt find law establishing ownership packet violative either takings clause first fourteenth amendments state law envelope belongs customers see restricting utility using possibly held deprive utility rights second opinion leaves open issue cost allocation commission charge utility shareholders costs envelopes postage creating maintaining mailing list charge consumers cost printing inserting bill consumer service insert see long island lighting new york state public service edny mar reproduced app brief long island lighting company amicus curiae reason shareholders given free ride pamphlets rather customers given free ride bills allocation eliminate offensive aspects forced subsidization utility speech see supra agree appellate division new york battle ideas utilities entitled require consumers help defray expenses app div respectfully dissent justice marshall concurring opinion commission rely argument use bill inserts required ratepayers subsidize dissemination management view issuing orders therefore precluded sustaining order ground ante agree commission rely forced subsidy justification opinion denying petitions rehearing commission stated note also ratepayer bill accompanied political advertisement political material absent allocation getting free ride utility deriving economic benefit postage envelope labor overhead involved billing process even allocation expenses made actual cost enclosing material bill approach benefit management able use unique billing process presenting side controversy certainly questionable whether ratepayers compelled support views agree see abood detroit board education app juris statement pruneyard shopping center robins ante impinge upon general principle decision based fact shopping center voluntarily chose open grounds public therefore state require center permit exercise speech rights property example makes point clear authorize creation trusts costs administering trust charged trust estate trustee example bank finds necessary communicate beneficiaries trust letter concerning investments income distribution like expenses mailing ordinary proper administrative costs borne trust trust situation seem entirely permissible state prohibit trustee including mailing political insert matter unrelated trust even though adding bank insert may cost beneficiaries nothing assuming bank pays printing stuffing insert state interest assuring trustee derive personal benefit role trustee trustee constitutional right free ride message state interest preventing utility obtaining free ride even stronger since utility customers choice purchase electricity consolidated edison trusts voluntarily created trustee chosen trustor due greater likelihood recipient read insert bill utility well might desire place insert bill even total cost mailing charged shareholders see long island lighting new york state public service edny mar reproduced app brief long island lighting company amicus curiae however another type forced aid utility message eliminated except total ban bill inserts