Non-delegation doctrine
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From 224 U.S. 194 - Interstate Commerce Commission v. Goodrich Transit Co. · 1912Most cited · 358 citing opinions
The Congress may not delegate its purely legislative power to a commission, but, having laid down the general rules of action under which a commission shall proceed, it may require of that commission the application of such rules to particular situations and the investigation of facts, with a view to making orders in a particular matter within the rules laid down by the Congress.