US EditionTrump 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, prompting $200 billion in collected duties to be refunded amid ongoing legal challenges.
- On March 10 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the administration exceeded its IEEPA authority, prompting legal rebuke and presidential defiance.
- After the April 2, 2025 national emergency declaration, the IEEPA tariffs generated an estimated $200 billion in import duties, and the Court emphasized that taxation and tariff powers rest with Congress.
- Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act permits temporary tariffs for up to 150 days, and the administration has invoked tariff actions under other statutes, including a 10% global tariff raised to 15%.
- Class-Action lawyers plan to argue that repayment could take years of litigation, with companies seeking reimbursement, as the Court did not explicitly resolve repayment, Trump noted.
- With control of the Department of Justice, the judiciary has no enforcement arm if the executive resists, raising constitutional and impeachment concerns.
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U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Trump tariffs highlights separation of powers
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the tariff measures President Donald Trump invoked under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were illegal, a decision that matched expectations after even conservative justices had voiced doubts during deliberations. The court's makeup is six conservatives and three liberals, and six justices, including three conservatives, joined the illegality finding.
After the Supreme Court break rates by IEEPA, Trump uses other mechanisms with high degree of uncertainty
Commentary: Donald Trump’s tariff refund game to deny, delay and defy the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the $164.7 billion in tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act was unlawful. In a constitutional system governed by judicial supremacy, such a decision should have marked the end of the matter.…
Trump’s second tariff push faces immediate legal challenge from two dozen states
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House Feb. 20, 2026, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against his use of emergency powers to implement international trade tariffs. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Two dozen states asked a federal court to block the tariffs that President Donald Trump instituted last month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous tariffs. The lawsuit, filed in the federal Cou…
Why did the U.S. Supreme Court reject Trump’s tariffs?
The Supreme Court of the United States held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorise the President to impose tariffs, striking down the sweeping tariffs imposed by Donald Trump in 2025. The court ruled that tariffs fall under Congress’s power to lay and collect taxes and regulate trade with foreign countries, and that the President must identify clear congressional authorisation to impose them.
FO Exclusive: A Hot Mess After the Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs
Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and FOI Senior Partner Glenn Carle, a retired CIA officer who now advises companies, governments and organizations on geopolitical risk, examine a 6–3 US Supreme Court ruling that struck down most of US President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs as illegal. The decision, issued on February 20, found that the administration exceeded its authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which Trump ha…
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