Trump chides Supreme Court, says it hasn’t had ‘guts to do what’s right’

Trump chides Supreme Court, says it hasn’t had ‘guts to do what’s right’

President Trump lashed out at the Supreme Court again on Friday, voicing deep frustration with “a number” of recent decisions that have included the rejection of his signature tariff policy and his attempts to federalize the National Guard, among other setbacks. “I think the Supreme Court ought to be ashamed of itself for a lot…

The Supreme Court checks Trump’s tariff power

The Supreme Court dealt a blow to Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, ruling 6–3 that the president can’t use emergency powers under IEEPA to impose sweeping tariffs. Even two Trump-appointed justices joined the majority. But the tariffs didn’t stop. Within hours, the administration invoked the 1974 Trade Act to impose new ones—and Trump doubled down in his State of the Union. So what actually changed? And what does the fight over presidential power…

The Trump Tariffs Case Should Have Been Easy For the Supreme Court

Late last month, the Supreme Court in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump struck down President Donald Trump’s attempt to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). But beyond that shared conclusion, the six justices in the majority splintered over the rationale.  Three conservatives—Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett—invoked the “major questions doctrine,” arguing that if…

BARONE: Supreme Court throws out Trump tariffs and upholds Constitution

So much for the notion that the Supreme Court, with its 6-3 majority of justices appointed by Republican presidents, was going to be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. That is a frequently voiced charge by partisan Democrats, and a fear of many ambivalent voters who find many of Trump’s policies agree