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Again & again since #Trump returned to the White House, #SCOTUS’ conservative majority has blessed his boundary-pushing policies….

But on Wednesday, the justices will consider for the first time whether to say “no” to Trump….

At issue is the legality of his…use of emergency powers to impose sweeping #tariffs on nearly every US trading partner. The outcome of the case could significantly affect the global #economy….

#law #AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.nytimes.com

Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 weeks ago

Experts say the case is a tossup that poses difficult legal & political considerations for the justices, made all the more tense by Trump’s efforts to personalize the dispute.

#Trump had mused about attending the court’s argument this week, & has spoken repeatedly of the case’s importance to him. On Sunday, he said he decided against going to court, but stressed that he considered the stakes to be monumental.

#SCOTUS #law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #tariffs #economy

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 weeks ago

The case “is one of the most important in the history of the country,” #Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “If a president was not able to quickly & nimbly use the power of tariffs, we would be defenseless, leading perhaps even to the ruination of our nation.” 🙄

Observers of #SCOTUS said the justices would be keenly aware that Trump would perceive a legal defeat as a personal blow.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #tariffs #economy

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 weeks ago

#SCOTUS’ 6 conservative justices have so far been receptive to Trump’s claims of #PresidentialPower. Among other things, they have allowed the admin to withhold funds appropriated by #Congress, kick #transgender troops out of the #military & pursue aggressive #immigration-related policies—but all on a “temporary”, “emergency” basis.

The #tariffs case is the first time the justices have weighed the underlying legal merits of a key admin priority in Trump’s 2nd term.

#law #ActivistCourt #economy

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 weeks ago

Other such cases are on the horizon. Next month, #SCOTUS will consider #Trump’s efforts to seize control of #independent agencies. And in January, the justices will weigh his attempt to remove a member of the #FederalReserve Board. The admin has also asked them to consider the legality of the president’s executive order ending #BirthrightCitizenship.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #tariffs #economy

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 weeks ago

Jack Goldsmith, a Harvard Law School professor & former top #DOJ lawyer under George W. Bush, said that because the legal issues were so closely contested in the #tariffs matter, some justices could
weigh broader implications across the set of presidential cases, concerned about either handing #Trump too much #power — or too many defeats.

#SCOTUS #law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #economy

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 weeks ago

…In a sign that the court recognizes the importance of the #tariffs case, the justices set a brisk schedule for the parties to submit written briefs & present oral arguments. They now seem likely to rule swiftly rather than wait until the end of the term next summer, as is their usual practice for the most consequential decisions.

#SCOTUS #law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #Trump #economy

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