The Supreme Court Will Evaluate Trump's Expansive Claims of Presidential Power in Its New Term
The Supreme Court's conservative majority will assess Trump’s use of emergency tariffs, agency removals, and executive orders amid ongoing challenges to presidential power.
- The US Supreme Court will examine Donald Trump's tariff powers starting on November 5, as lower courts ruled he lacked authority for his actions, which invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
- The Supreme Court will also review a voting rights case regarding congressional districts in Louisiana on October 15, with implications for the Voting Rights Act.
- Damon Landor seeks to sue officials for religious rights violations, with the Court historically siding with plaintiffs in similar cases, according to the ACLU's Sophia Lin Lakin.
- Legal analysts suggest the Supreme Court may be strategically avoiding confrontation with Trump, as observed by Dahlia Lithwick and Ian Millhiser.
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