What happens if the Supreme Court rules Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs illegal?
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President Donald Trump's tariffs are heading to the Supreme Court. The highest court in the US will decide whether many of Trump's sweeping global tariffs are an illegal overreach of his use of emergency powers as president. A hearing is scheduled for 5 November. The court's decision to fast-track the case came after a federal appeals court ruled that Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs - imposed on nearly every country the US trades with - are illegal Many of the tariffs that would be affected by the ruling stem from an April announcement at the White House of a flat 10% rate on imports from all countries, which Trump said would even out "unfair" trade relations with the US. Here's what the court battle over the tariffs could mean for the president's flagship policy.
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