Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Tariffs Under IEEPA

The Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with six of the nine justices finding the Executive Branch lacked authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. “IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs,” the opinion said, adding that the president has “no inherent authority” to impose tariffs during peacetime using the statute.

The court noted that in IEEPA’s half-century no president had invoked the law to impose tariffs and that the lack of historical precedent suggests the measures extend beyond the President’s “legitimate reach.” Trump had argued the inflow of drugs from Canada, China and Mexico and the “hollowing out” of the US industrial base amounted to a national emergency under IEEPA, a claim the court rejected.

In a press briefing after the decision, Trump criticized the justices as lacking courage and called the ruling “deeply disappointing,” saying he was “ashamed” of certain members of the court. He vowed to pursue “other alternatives” to reinstate the tariffs.

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