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Trump Calls Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Tariffs ‘Unfortunate’ as Justices Sit Front Row
The Supreme Court ruled that the president lacks unilateral power over tariffs, undermining a key trade policy tool, with two Trump appointees joining the majority.
- The U.S. Supreme Court in Learning Resources v. Trump rejected the president's claimed unilateral authority to impose and remove tariffs.
- Longstanding precedents show judicial checks on presidential power in Marbury v. Madison , Ex parte Merryman , and Boumediene v. Bush .
- Two of Trump appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, joined the majority, illustrating judicial independence among Trump appointees.
- Negotiators now face diminished utility of tariffs as a bargaining chip, since Justice Kavanaugh argued the president might use other powers to achieve similar ends.
- Looking forward, commentators note the results suggest President Trump will suffer more defeats from U.S. Supreme Court justices he appointed, including in his second term.
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He said, however, that the remaining alternatives to impose tariffs are "a little more complex but in fact probably better", and do not need parliamentary approval. ...
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Trump criticizes Supreme Court justices who struck down his tariffs
President Donald Trump, who has excoriated the U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down his sweeping tariffs, cameface-to-face with some of the justices when he delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday (February 14) night.
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