Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against global tariffs that President Trump imposed, stating that Congress, not the President, has the power to impose tariffs. The decision clarified that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not allow the President to impose tariffs, based on an analysis of the act's legislative history.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court made a 6-3 ruling that limits President Trump's power to impose global tariffs.
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that only Congress has the authority to impose taxes and tariffs.
- The ruling involved interpreting the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) from 1977.
- Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Ketanji Brown Jackson agreed on the ruling, using the act’s legislative history for interpretation.
- Ketanji Brown Jackson referenced older laws like the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 to support the decision.
- The decision emphasizes that Congress intended to limit the President’s authority to impose tariffs through IEEPA.
- The dissenting justices were Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh.
