US EditionSupreme Court justices appear skeptical that Trump tariffs are legal
- In a packed marble courtroom, the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. opened oral arguments Wednesday, with Chief Justice John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, and Neil Gorsuch questioning US Solicitor General John Sauer for over 45 minutes.
- Invoking the IEEPA earlier this year, the administration applied levies from 10% to 50% on imports initially targeting China, Mexico and Canada, asserting emergency tariff authority.
- Neal Katyal argued challengers' case that revenue-raising tariffs exceed presidential authority, with Roberts warning `The justification is being used for power to impose tariffs on any product from any country in any amount, for any length of time`.
- This year analysts note the ruling covers roughly $90bn in tariffs already paid, and if the Supreme Court rules for President Donald Trump, it would overturn three lower courts.
- On Tuesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavett said the administration is preparing alternatives as advisors warned it would be imprudent not to plan for prolonged litigation.
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The purpose of the hearing before the highest court in the country was to determine whether or not the U.S. president had the right to impose these customs duties without going to Congress, using an exception law that had not been imagined for this purpose. The decision will be made by the U.S. president.
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Key takeaways from Trump's rocky Supreme Court showdown over global tariffs
The US Supreme Court appeared sceptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping claim of authority to impose global tariffs under emergency powers, raising key constitutional questions about executive overreach and taxation.
By John Fritze, Elisabeth Buchwald and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court expressed deep concern Wednesday over President Donald Trump's reliance on an ambiguous federal law to impose global tariffs, with several members of the conservative wing questioning the administration's stance in a case that could have broad implications for the economy and presidential power.
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Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump's unilateral tariffs
Key Supreme Court conservatives seemed skeptical Wednesday that President Donald Trump has the power to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs.
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