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      "id": 351581,
      "date": "2008-10-08",
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      "title": "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission\u2019s Authority to Amend Rate Agreements: The\u00a0Snohomish County Decision",
      "summary": "In June of 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that has important implications for the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to review wholesale electricity and natural gas contracts under what is known as the \u201cMobile-Sierra Doctrine.\u201d The Doctrine mandates that FERC will not abrogate contracts (including wholesale natural gas and power contracts as well as transmission agreements) between private parties absent a showing that a change is necessary in the public interest. This report reviews the Mobile-Sierra Doctrine and discusses a recent Supreme Court decision that evaluated the Doctrine and FERC\u2019s review role as set forth in the Federal Power Act in the context of market-based rates.",
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