J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co. v. United States

	Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 1, 1928; Decided April 9, 1928
Full case name	J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Company v. United States
Citations	276 U.S. 394 (more)
Court membership
	Chief Justice William H. Taft Associate Justices Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · Willis Van Devanter; James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis; George Sutherland · Pierce Butler; Edward T. Sanford · Harlan F. Stone

J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co. v. United States, 276 U.S. 394 (1928), is a landmark^[1]^[2] case in the United States in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that congressional delegation of legislative authority is an implied power of Congress that is constitutional so long as Congress provides an "intelligible principle" to guide the executive branch.

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^ Mistretta v. United States, 488 U.S. 361 (1989), In Mistretta, the Court refers to J. W. Hampton as landmark.
^ Massey, Calvin (2001). American Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties. Aspen Law & Business. p. 416.

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J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co. v. United States, 276 U.S. 394 (1928)

[1] Mistretta v. United States, 488 U.S. 361 (1989), In Mistretta, the Court refers to J. W. Hampton as landmark.

[2] Massey, Calvin (2001). American Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties. Aspen Law & Business. p. 416.

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