Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump · ¶468
As to tariffs in particular: Broad delegations of tariff authority to the President have been in the heartland of permissible delegations upheld by this Court. Congress may, without running afoul of the Constitution, “invest the President with large discretion in matters arising out of the execution of statutes relating to trade and commerce with other nations.” Marshall Field & Co. v. Clark, 143 U. S. 649, 691 (1892). Congressional delegations of tariffs and other foreign trade authorities to the President date back to near the Founding. And this Court has uniformly rejected nondelegation challenges to statutes delegating that authority to the President. E. g., Federal Energy Administration v. Algon quin SNG, Inc., 426 U. S. 548, 558–560 (1976); J. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co. v. United States, 276 U. S. 394, 409 (1928); Marshall Field, 143 U. S., at 690–694; Cargo of Brig Aurora v. United…Read in context ›
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