Critics are questioning the legality of the provision President Trump has used to replace his previous slate of tariffs, raising the prospect of yet another legal battle.
Category: War and Emergency Powers (US)
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Trump’s New Tariffs Could Face Legal Challenges
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Trump Administration Scrambles to Pick Up the Pieces of Broken Tariffs
The New York Times – Business:President Trump is already working to piece his tariff program back together, after a Supreme Court ruling ruptured a centerpiece of his economic agenda.
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Supreme Court Justices Strike Down Trump’s Tariffs
The New York Times – Business:President Trump is the first to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to set tariffs on imported goods from more than 100 countries.
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Trump Threatens New Trade War as Court Weighs Whether to Check Him
President Trump may be on the verge of having his authority on imposing tariffs curtailed, but that hasn’t slowed down his threats.
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Trump’s Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate
If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative.
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Trump’s Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate
If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative.
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A Skeptical Supreme Court Puts Trump’s Tariffs and Economic Agenda in Question
President Trump has used his sweeping global tariffs as an economic tool and a political cudgel. A decision invalidating them could hamper his power.
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Key Justices Cast a Skeptical Eye on Trump’s Tariffs
The Supreme Court is considering whether the president acted legally when he used a 1977 emergency statute to impose tariffs on scores of countries.
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Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power
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.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump’s Sprawling Tariffs
The justices moved quickly to schedule oral argument to consider the legality of the president’s signature economic initiative.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow His Sweeping Tariffs
A federal appeals court had invalidated a centerpiece of President Trump’s economic strategy, finding that a 1977 law did not authorize the tariffs.
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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.