Hampton & Co. v. United States 276 U.S. 394 (1928)
HAMPTON & CO. v. UNITED STATES 276 U.S. 394 (1928)
In J. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co. v. United States, a unanimous Supreme Court, speaking through Chief Justice william howard taft, upheld Congress's delegation of power to the President to adjust tariffs in order to protect American business. The delegation was not improper because the law provided an intelligible standard to which tariffs had to conform. The Court also sustained the protective tariff itself, holding that, because its effect was to raise revenue, Congress's motive in enacting it was irrelevant.
Dennis J. Mahoney
(1986)
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