The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.
Category: Courts and the Judiciary
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Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says
The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.
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Treasury Defends Minting a $1 Trump Coin Despite 1866 Law
The Treasury Department said that a 2020 collectible coinage law allows a living person to appear on U.S. currency.
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner
The justices said they will consider overruling a landmark Supreme Court precedent that has limited the president’s ability to fire top officials at the agency.
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Trump’s Economic Agenda Hinges on the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling
For the president, the power to issue limitless tariffs is at the heart of his second-term vision, from trade to foreign policy.
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After Court Defeat, Trump Warns of Economic Chaos From Loss of Tariffs
The president and his advisers have suggested they will fight a federal appeals court’s ruling that found many of the administration’s tariffs to be illegal.
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How Trump Could Overhaul the Fed
The president wants to pack the central bank’s Board of Governors with loyalists, which would grant him greater sway over an institution that is supposed to be independent from the White House.
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Appeals Court Rules Against Many Trump Tariffs
The decision is a big blow to President Trump’s trade policies, but the judges left the duties in place for now to allow time for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Trump Asserts Expansive Power to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Lawyers for the administration told a court it should be “highly deferential” to the president when it comes to firing a Federal Reserve governor “for cause.”
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Can Trump Fire a Fed Governor? What to Know About the Legal Arguments
The Supreme Court has indicated that there are distinctive reasons to shield the Federal Reserve from political interference.
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Trump Warns of Economic Disaster if Court Strikes Down Tariffs
The president has crowed about the billions of dollars collected so far from tariffs. That money could be at risk if the White House loses the legal battle.