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Quotation from A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States by Supreme Court of the United States
“The Congress is not permitted to abdicate or to transfer to others the essential legislative functions with which it is thus vested.”
A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Hughes states the principle against delegating legislative power.
Citation: "The Congress is not permitted to abdicate or to transfer to others the essential legislative functions with which it is thus vested." — Supreme Court of the United States, A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id schechter-poultry-v-united-states-q2)
Portrait: Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401 (3x4a), Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
