Trump’s court workarounds push limits but are within legal bounds, experts say
Trump is using alternate statutes and agency actions to keep tariffs, deportations and birthright citizenship fights alive after court setbacks.
- Using what some legal observers describe as "creative lawyering," President Donald Trump continues pursuing core policy goals after Supreme Court setbacks, utilizing alternative statutes to impose tariffs and curtail birthright citizenship despite judicial rulings.
- After the Supreme Court struck down his tariff authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act on June 30, Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, authorizing up to 10% duties for 150 days.
- On July 24, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced forced-labor findings covering roughly 60 trading partners, triggering 10% to 12.5% duties and prompting blanket tariffs on those nations in late July.
- Defying a federal judge's June 15 order, Trump's hand-picked board voted August 13 to re-affix his name to the Kennedy Center, testing the power dynamic between executive and judicial branches.
- The American Civil Liberties Union began seeking judicial reaffirmation of the birthright citizenship ruling on August 12, while a Reuters/Ipsos poll published August 17 shows public support at record low 33%.
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Trump’s court workarounds push limits but are within legal bounds, experts say • Maine Morning Star
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office on August 6, 2026. Trump signed an executive order during the event denying birthright citizenship to children of foreign diplomats after a loss at the U.S. Supreme Court limited an earlier order. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not slowed his pursuit of central policy goals and personal passions, even after major setbacks at the U.S. Suprem…
Trump’s court workarounds push limits but are within legal bounds, experts say • West Virginia Watch
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office on August 6, 2026. Trump signed an executive order during the event denying birthright citizenship to children of foreign diplomats after a loss at the U.S. Supreme Court limited an earlier order. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not slowed his pursuit of central policy goals and personal passions, even after major setbacks at the U.S. Suprem…
Arizona Mirror
Arizona Daily SunHow Trump works around his Supreme Court losses
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office on August 6, 2026. Trump signed an executive order during the event denying birthright citizenship to children of foreign diplomats after a loss at the U.S. Supreme Court limited an earlier order. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not slowed his pursuit of central policy goals and personal pursuits, even after major setbacks at the U.S. Suprem…
Ohio Capital Journal
Trump’s court workarounds push limits but are within legal bounds, experts say
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office on August 6, 2026. Trump signed an executive order during the event denying birthright citizenship to children of foreign diplomats after a loss at the U.S. Supreme Court limited an earlier order. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not slowed his pursuit of central policy goals and personal pursuits, even after major setbacks at the U.S. Suprem…
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