About those tariffs

wtg

Delivering a major blow to President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that he exceeded his authority when imposing sweeping tariffs using a law reserved for a national emergency.

The justices, divided 6-3 held that Trump's aggressive approach to tariffs on products entering the United States from across the world was not permitted under a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

The ruling was authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, who was joined by three liberal justices and two fellow conservatives, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, in the majority.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/live-blog/-trump-tariffs-ruling-supreme-court-live-updates-rcna252655

Bernard

Thank heavens. Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh dissent, not surprising.

Mark

So, does this mean the Tarriffs are going away? Or will the sycophants just ignore the ruling?

Axtremus

@Bernard said in About those tariffs:

Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh dissent, not surprising.

A bit surprising to me. I thought Kavanaugh would be the one more likely to join the majority, and Alito the one more likely to dissent.

wtg

@Mark Like everything these days it seems to be complicated. Not all tariffs fall under this ruling.

NPR had kind of a good overview. They note that tariffs haven't been good for the administration politically.

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/20/nx-s1-5677609/tariffs-economy-trump-supreme-court

Trump just said the ruling is a disgrace but he has a backup plan. Don't know if that will be to ignore the court, or to figure out a way to re-characterize the now-forbidden tariffs so they fall under the national security umbrella.

Like so much in the last year, it will be way more painful and disruptive than it needs to be, I'm sure.