Amalgamated Meat Cutters v. Connally
Amalgamated Meat Cutters v. Connally, 337 F. Supp. 737 (D.D.C. 1971), is a court case decided by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia relating to the limits of the nondelegation doctrine. The district court upheld the delegation of legislative power to the executive branch that was contained in the Economic Stabilization Act. Even though the Act gave a broad grant of legislative power (what opponents called a "blank check"), the court reasoned that discretion of the executive branch would be limited by:

The "broad equity standard inherent in a stabilization program" (i.e.