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SCOTUS Justices Deliver Brutal Takedown of Trump’s Most Beloved Policy
- SCOTUS questions whether the president can use emergency powers to impose broad tariffs under IEEPA, signaling potential limits on presidential tariff authority.
- Justices pressed whether Congress delegated tariff authority, warning of a potential one-way ratchet toward executive power.
- The government argues tariffs reduce deficits and spur manufacturing, citing IEEPA as the basis for presidential action.
- Opponents contend tariffs are taxes and violate Congress’s exclusive taxing power.
- The court’s questioning reflected concerns about the central questions doctrine and statutory limits on tariff authority.
- The case involves more than 100 countries and the use of emergency powers to impose tariffs on imports.
- Small businesses and states joined challenges, arguing the tariffs overstep legislative authority.
- The administration suggested there are other tariff authorities if the court rules against the president.
- The arguments included testimony from Neil Katyal on behalf of challengers, emphasizing Congress’s taxing role.
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