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FERC","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.989681Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.996402Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"New York claims FERC Order 888 violates state authority over retail electricity sales.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 31-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 31-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 27-58","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 27-58"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 33-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 33-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 45-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 45-11"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2001-10-03T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2001","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/00-568.html","primary_docket":"00-568","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T17:42:31.639651Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["New York argues FERC Order 888 usurps state power over retail electricity sales. FERC argues the order only regulates interstate transmission grids."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 31-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 31-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 27-58","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 27-58"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 33-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 33-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 45-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 45-11"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on October 3, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 60, lines 13-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 60, lines 13-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["New York wants FERC to stop regulating retail electricity sales.","FERC wants to keep regulating interstate transmission grid usage."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 31-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 31-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 27-58","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 27-58"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 33-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 33-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 45-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 45-11"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["New York argues FERC lacks authority over retail electricity sales.","FERC argues only it can effectively regulate interstate transmission grids."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 31-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 31-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 27-58","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 27-58"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 33-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 33-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 45-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 45-11"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Does FERC give states authority to decide curtailment priority?"],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 60, lines 13-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 60, lines 13-15"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This dispute determines who controls priority on interstate power lines. It affects how states manage retail electricity sales. It shapes federal oversight of transmission grids."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 31-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 31-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 27-58","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 27-58"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 33-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 33-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 45-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 45-11"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 60, lines 13-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 60, lines 13-15"}]}],"slug":"2001-00-568-new-york-v-ferc","term":"2001","title":"Who controls priority on interstate power lines?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 31-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 31-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 27-58","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 27-58"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 33-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 33-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 45-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-568.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 45-11"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}