Thus much a court may authorize; but a court cannot delegate to a commissioner the power of trying a cause, whether “a suit at Common Law,” or “a case arising under the Constitution”; nor can Congress authorize a court to delegate this power.
Sumner argues that courts cannot delegate the power to try cases to a commissioner, as it violates constitutional principles.
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