US EditionSupreme Court's Gorsuch leads conservatives in tough questions over Trump tariffs
Conservative justices expressed skepticism about the broad presidential power claimed under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act during Supreme Court arguments.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard whether the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act allowed President Donald Trump's tariffs, with the administration largely on the defensive.
- Every lower court to consider the issue ruled against Trump but left the tariffs at issue in place while litigation proceeded, sending the case to the U.S. Supreme Court during Trump's second term.
- In a notable exchange on Wednesday, Gorsuch asked whether the administration's view would let Congress abdicate control, and he said, `Congress, as a practical matter, can’t get this power back once it’s handed it over to the president.`
- Several conservative justices signaled skepticism Wednesday as Chief Justice John Roberts told Solicitor General D. John Sauer that tariffs are taxing Americans, a power reserved for Congress, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett doubted the administration's IEEPA interpretation.
- Gorsuch's history of surprising rulings, including joining liberals in 2018 and 2020, leads analysts to say `It was unclear what version of Gorsuch would show up today`, Tucker said.
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