United States executive powerpresidential authority

Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co v Sawyer

343 U.S. 579 (1952)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1952

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The President lacks inherent authority to seize private property absent congressional authorization; Justice Jackson's concurrence established a three-zone framework for evaluating presidential power.

Area of Law

constitutional

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