In Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Service Comm., the New York utility commission ruled that the electric company could not send its customers information in support of nuclear power. The Supreme Court examined this restriction applying several tests. Which test did it not apply?

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The Supreme Court did not apply the test of whether the restriction impedes interstate commerce. This test is often used in cases involving the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, which grants the federal government the power to regulate commerce between states. In this case, however, the issue was not about interstate commerce but rather about the First Amendment right to free speech. Therefore, the Court focused on the tests relating to the content of the speech and the government's compelling interest in regulating it.