The other—the “nondelegation doctrine”—says that #Congress cannot transfer unlimited legislative powers—like its taxing authority—to the #ExecutiveBranch.
Solicitor general D. John Sauer said #Trump’s use of the statute to impose #tariffs was not an unlimited delegation of #power. The #law requires declared emergencies to expire in a year & reports to Congress about the tools used in the meantime. Even so, he said Trump’s power to declare an emergency was not subject to review by courts.
#SCOTUS

The other—the “nondelegation doctrine”—says that #Congress cannot transfer unlimited legislative powers—like its taxing authority—to the #ExecutiveBranch.
Solicitor general D. John Sauer said #Trump’s use of the statute to impose #tariffs was not an unlimited delegation of #power. The #law requires declared emergencies to expire in a year & reports to Congress about the tools used in the meantime. Even so, he said Trump’s power to declare an emergency was not subject to review by courts.
#SCOTUS