Back in November, both conservative and liberal justices expressed skepticism towards the administration’s arguments that the President has unilateral authority to impose tariffs without congressional approval.
That said, the timeline for a ruling appears to be more or less typical for Supreme Court cases and not accelerated as initially predicted.
A ruling against President Trump would put his administration in an uncomfortable spot as tariffs are a key component of their negotiation strategies and trade policies.
I should add it’s also really unclear what would happen if the tariffs are tossed out by the Supreme Court. I personally think tariffs are supremely stupid and would love to see them tossed.
But how exactly would all this unfold afterwards? What exactly would happen to the trade agreements the Trump Admin negotiated with these tariffs? Would the trade agreements remain in place but any tariff modifications be struck?
Moreover, what about US companies and citizens who have already been forced to pay these tariffs? Will they now be able to sue the government to return those funds?
To be clear, I still think they should be tossed—the US President should not have unilateral authority to impose tariffs. That power should remain with Congress. But we should all be prepared for a big mess if SC actually does.
they won’t rule against Trump on this.
Despite the constitution being explicit on this. it’s pure dereliction of duty.
I have a feeling they might try to pull off some sort of half-measure—say he doesn’t have the power to do this, but then leave the tariffs he enacted in place.
They seemed pretty skeptical in November, but then tariffs seem to be one of the only beliefs Trump has consistently held onto over the decades.
They havn’t figured how they can allow them still look in the mirror.
