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The Supreme Court struck down most of the “emergency” tariffs that President Donald Trump foisted on the world, in an extraordinary 6-3 decision on Friday that upholds a key separation of powers.
The ruling held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, did not authorize the president to impose tariffs and remanded the case with instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
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“Based on two words separated by 16 others in Section 1702(a)(1)(B) of IEEPA — ‘regulate’ and ‘importation’ — the President asserts the independent power to impose tariffs on imports from any country, of any product, at any rate, for any amount of tim
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