The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday against President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, striking down a central part of his economic agenda.
The case focused on tariffs Trump imposed under a 1977 emergency powers law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Trump used that law to impose reciprocal tariffs on most countries beginning last year.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority that the IEEPA “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.”
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Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch sided with Roberts and the court’s three liberals.
Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented, the Associated Press reported.
Trump declared the trade deficit an emergency before taking office and used the IEEPA to level the global trade playing field.
The president had not responded to the ruling as of the time of publication.
This article originally appeared on The Western Journal and is reposted with permission.
