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Harriman v. Icc, 211 U.S. 407 (1908)
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Harriman v. Icc, 211 U.S. 407 (1908)
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Harriman v. Interstate Commerce Commission Nos. 315-317 Argued November 3, 4, 1908 Decided December 14, 1908 211 U.S. 407
APPEALS FROM TUE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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The primary purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act is to regulate interstate business of carriers, and the secondary purpose, that for which the commission was established, to enforce the regulations enacted by it, and the power to require testimony is limited, as is usual in English-speaking countries, to investigations concerning a specific breach of the existing law; this power is not extended to mere investigations by provisions in any of the amendatory acts in regard to annual reports of interstate carriers, or of the commission, or for the purpose of recommending legislation.
Quaere whether Congress has unlimited power to compel testimony in regard to subjects which do not concern direct breaches of law, and whether, and to what extent, it can delegate such power.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Harriman v. Icc, 211 U.S. 407 (1908) in 211 U.S. 407 211 U.S. 408–211 U.S. 413. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=855U9MALI3Z2IV8.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Harriman v. Icc, 211 U.S. 407 (1908), in 211 U.S. 407, pp. 211 U.S. 408–211 U.S. 413. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=855U9MALI3Z2IV8.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Harriman v. Icc, 211 U.S. 407 (1908). cited in 1908, 211 U.S. 407, pp.211 U.S. 408–211 U.S. 413. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=855U9MALI3Z2IV8.
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