Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump · ¶154

But I would hesitate to read more into the decision than that. Consider what was really at issue there. A statute permitted the President to ban the transfer of one class of goods (armaments). Id., at 312. It did so with respect to two countries then engaged in a war (Bolivia and Paraguay). Ibid. The President's authority was conditioned on a finding that a ban “ `may contribute to the reestablishment of peace between those countries.' ” Ibid. Before making that finding, too, Congress directed him to consult “ `with the governments of other American Republics.' ” Ibid. All told, then, the statute set forth the policy for the President to pursue. It bounded his authority by limiting his options with respect to a limited class of goods and countries. The statute further conditioned his exercise of those options on a factual finding reached after consultation with other nations. So…

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