Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland
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Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed federal court jurisdiction and state sovereign immunity in disputes over telecommunications regulation under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5127231 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland Context triple: [Ex parte Young, relatedCase, Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland]
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A.
MCI v. AT&T
MCI v. AT&T was a landmark U.S. antitrust lawsuit in the telecommunications industry that challenged AT&T’s monopoly and helped open the long-distance market to competition.
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B.
United States v. AT&T
United States v. AT&T was a landmark antitrust lawsuit in which the U.S. government forced the breakup of the Bell System telecommunications monopoly in the early 1980s.
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C.
Maryland v. Wirtz
Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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D.
Barron v. Baltimore
Barron v. Baltimore is an 1833 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Bill of Rights restricts only the federal government, not the states.
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E.
Supreme Court of Virginia v. Friedman
Supreme Court of Virginia v. Friedman is a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Virginia’s residency requirement for bar admission on motion as a violation of the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland Target entity description: Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed federal court jurisdiction and state sovereign immunity in disputes over telecommunications regulation under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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A.
MCI v. AT&T
MCI v. AT&T was a landmark U.S. antitrust lawsuit in the telecommunications industry that challenged AT&T’s monopoly and helped open the long-distance market to competition.
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B.
United States v. AT&T
United States v. AT&T was a landmark antitrust lawsuit in which the U.S. government forced the breakup of the Bell System telecommunications monopoly in the early 1980s.
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C.
Maryland v. Wirtz
Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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D.
Barron v. Baltimore
Barron v. Baltimore is an 1833 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Bill of Rights restricts only the federal government, not the states.
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E.
Supreme Court of Virginia v. Friedman
Supreme Court of Virginia v. Friedman is a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Virginia’s residency requirement for bar admission on motion as a violation of the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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federal court case ⓘ telecommunications law case ⓘ |
| citation | 535 U.S. 635 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Clarence Thomas
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Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved | Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2002-05-20 ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 00-1531 ⓘ |
| fullName | Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
State of Maryland
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linked to:
Maryland
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| holding |
Federal district courts have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 to review claims that a state commission order violates federal law, including the Telecommunications Act of 1996
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linked to:
United States federal jurisdiction
Section 252(e)(6) of the Telecommunications Act does not divest federal-question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 ⓘ The Eleventh Amendment does not bar a suit for prospective injunctive relief against state officials alleged to be acting in violation of federal law under Ex parte Young ⓘ |
| importance |
leading case on federal jurisdiction over state commission decisions under the Telecommunications Act of 1996
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significant precedent on the application of Ex parte Young to telecommunications regulation disputes ⓘ |
| industryContext | telecommunications industry ⓘ |
| issue |
whether federal district courts have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 to review state commission orders alleged to violate the Telecommunications Act of 1996
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whether the Eleventh Amendment bars a suit against state commissioners for prospective injunctive relief ⓘ |
| jurisdictionQuestion | scope of federal district court review of state public utility commission decisions under federal law ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Ex parte Young doctrine
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linked to:
Ex parte Young
Telecommunications Act of 1996 ⓘ federal jurisdiction ⓘ federal–state relations in telecommunications regulation ⓘ state sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ |
| lowerCourtDisposition | dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and on Eleventh Amendment grounds ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Antonin Scalia ⓘ |
| opinionType | unanimous opinion in part ⓘ |
| page | 635 ⓘ |
| petitioner |
Verizon Maryland Inc.
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linked to:
Verizon
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| relatedAreaOfLaw |
administrative law
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constitutional law ⓘ federal courts ⓘ telecommunications regulation ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | Ex parte Young ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent |
Commissioners of the Public Service Commission of Maryland
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Public Service Commission of Maryland ⓘ |
| result | Judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed ⓘ |
| shortName |
Verizon Maryland
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linked to:
Verizon
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| statuteInterpreted |
28 U.S.C. § 1331
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Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. § 252 ⓘ
linked to:
Telecommunications Act of 1996
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| subjectMatter | interconnection agreement disputes between incumbent local exchange carrier and competitive local exchange carrier ⓘ |
| volume | 535 ⓘ |
| vote | 9-0 on jurisdiction and sovereign immunity issues ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2002 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland Description of subject: Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed federal court jurisdiction and state sovereign immunity in disputes over telecommunications regulation under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland
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