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) 48 S. Ct. 348; 72 L. Ed. 624; 1928 U.S. LEXIS 284
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
Case opinion
Majority	Taft, joined by a unanimous court

J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co. v. United States, 276 U.S. 394 (1928), ^[1] is a landmark ^{[2] [3]} 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.

See also

• Separation of powers under the United States Constitution
• Fordney–McCumber Tariff
• Gundy v. United States

References

External links

• Text of J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co. v. United States, 276 U.S. 394 (1928) is available from:  CourtListener   Findlaw   Google Scholar   Justia   Library of Congress   Oyez (oral argument audio) 

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