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it shall be unlawful to sell, except under such limitations and exceptions as the President prescribes, any arms or munitions of war in any place in the United States to the countries now engaged in that armed conflict, or to any person, company, or association acting in the interest of either country, until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress.
Live Poultry Sign above a New York poultry market (c. 1930)
Live Poultry Sign above a New York poultry market (c. 1930)
Live Poultry Sign above a New York poultry market (c. 1930)
Striking down legislation on non-delegation grounds where executive branch was given discretion to act subject only to requirement of pursuing fair competition
it shall be unlawful to sell, except under such limitations and exceptions as the President prescribes, any arms or munitions of war in any place in the United States to the countries now engaged in that armed conflict, or to any person, company, or association acting in the interest of either country, until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress.
it shall be unlawful to sell, except under such limitations and exceptions as the President prescribes, any arms or munitions of war in any place in the United States to the countries now engaged in that armed conflict, or to any person, company, or association acting in the interest of either country, until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress.
In foreign relations, the executive necessarily must [receive] . . . a degree of discretion and freedom from statutory restriction which would not be admissible were domestic affairs alone involved
Justice George Sutherland