"The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, struck down most of Trump's tariffs on Friday, ruling that the law he was invoking could not be used for such a purpose. Trump had been claiming that the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act gave him the emergency power to set tariffs on a whim, without the need for investigative findings or durational limits, for any particular reason that struck his fancy."
"This view undergirded certain tariffs against Mexico, Canada, and China, his global matrix of "reciprocal tariffs," and various threats he's made against, say, European countries that don't support his attempt to acquire Greenland. It was the stick he waved around the world to achieve his foreign policy aims, to show favor and disfavor, to offer or withhold exemptions to courtiers. Roberts' simple conclusion that "IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs" is more than a blow to his economic vision."
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the President to impose tariffs, striking down most of Trump's tariffs and constraining presidential emergency trade power. Trump had used IEEPA to justify tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China and to pursue a system of "reciprocal tariffs," linking trade measures to foreign policy aims and favors. Chief Justice Roberts authored the opinion, framing the ruling as a blow to Trump's economic vision and his expansive view of presidential authority. Early voting is underway in Texas, several primaries have grown peculiar, and reports note potential military action toward Iran, an "aliens are real" claim, and turmoil at the Labor Department.
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