The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping tariffs in a 6–3 decision Friday morning, and Justice Clarence Thomas wasted no time dismantling the majority’s reasoning in a blistering dissent.
Thomas, joined by Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito, argued the Court fundamentally misread both the statute and centuries of American trade law, Fox News reported. The majority, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, held that IEEPA, a 1977 law, does not authorize the president to impose tariffs even after declaring a national emergency, and that Congress never clearly transferred its tariff-and-tax power to the executive branch.
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