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Trump chides Supreme Court, says it hasn’t had ‘guts to do what’s right’
The Supreme Court ruled the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize presidential tariffs, invalidating Trump’s 2025 tariffs totaling $180 billion, with alternative measures now in place.
- On February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorise a President to impose tariffs and struck down sweeping reciprocal and drug-trafficking-related tariffs.
- After declaring national emergencies on April 2, 2025, the administration invoked the IEEPA, imposing tariffs that generated about $200 billion, but the Supreme Court ruled the law does not authorize tariffs.
- A Goldman Sachs report found $180 billion was collected through now-invalidated tariffs, and more than 1,000 companies, including FedEx, have sued for refunds while class-action lawyers seek consumer reimbursements.
- Repayments must be resolved in court and could take years, and shortly after the ruling, the administration announced a new temporary import duty starting February 24 for 150 days citing Sections 122, 301 and 232.
- Drawing on the major questions doctrine, the ruling redraws statutory boundaries and places Congress at the centre of tariff authority, producing deeper constitutional and economic uncertainty.
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