In this book, legal scholars outline how and why the Supreme Court should revitalize the nondelegation doctrine—which has not been invoked since 1935. If the Court does so, it will protect the constitutional separation of powers and require Congress to make the difficult political decisions that a legislature should make in a democratic society.
Introduction....................................................................................................... 1
Peter J. Wallison
Reviving the Nondelegation Principle in the US Constitution............... 20
Douglas H. Ginsburg
The Nondelegation Test Hiding in Plain Sight:
The Void-for-Vagueness Standard Gets the Job Done............................... 45
Todd Gaziano and Ethan Blevins
Reinvigorating Nondelegation with Core Legislative Power................... 81
Mark Chenoweth and Richard Samp
A Private-Law Framework for Subdelegation........................................... 123
Gary Lawson
A “Step Zero” for Delegations..................................................................... 161
Jonathan H. Adler
A Two-Tiered and Categorical Approach to the
Nondelegation Doctrine............................................................................... 195
Michael B. Rappaport
Executive Administration of the Government’s Resources
and the Delegation Problem........................................................................ 232
John Harrison
The Sky Will Not Fall: Managing the Transition to a
Revitalized Nondelegation Doctrine.......................................................... 274
Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash
iv THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT
Can the Supreme Court Learn from the State
Nondelegation Doctrines?............................................................................ 315
Joseph Postell
A Judicially Manageable Test to Restore Accountability........................ 346
David Schoenbrod
Conclusion..................................................................................................... 376
John Yoo
About the Authors......................................................................................... 389