US EditionSupreme Court Trump tariffs ruling could put U.S. on hook for $175 billion in refunds, estimate says
- On Feb. 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 opinion led by Chief Justice John Roberts that invalidated President Donald Trump's tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 .
- Legal actors treated the case as a novel test of presidential emergency trade authority, with Trump proposing a temporary 10% global tariff under Section 122 powers, prompting litigation.
- Trump attacked justices who voted against him and praised Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito, with CNN's Kristen Holmes saying `He is clearly angry.'
- He learned the ruling while meeting governors and immediately signaled a backup plan, while Congress faces a 150-day window to extend any implemented tariff.
- A reporter asked whether dissenting justices will attend the State of the Union on Tuesday, Feb. 24, amid the political stakes from the court's ruling, which Trump criticized.
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As Supreme Court bars some tariffs, Trump imposes new ones
A landmark Supreme Court ruling limits presidential tariff-setting. But questions remain: where tariffs will settle and whether the government owes refunds to businesses that paid tariffs the court just revoked.
According to the Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's import tariffs, business associations require billions of dollars to be refunded – but whether they see money in a timely manner is open.
Because the U.S. Supreme Court has largely overturned tariffs in the US, many hope for a relaxation of the situation. But is Trump really likely to de-escalate?
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday imposing 10% tariffs on most imports into the US, after the Supreme Court struck down so-called reciprocal tariffs that Trump announced in April last year. The new tariffs will take effect on Tuesday.
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