Supreme Court Limits Trump’s Tariffs: What This Means for America’s Sovereignty and Economic Security

The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive blow to one of the more controversial tools former President Donald Trump used to reshape American trade policy. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court struck down the broad tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), finding that Trump overstepped his authority by declaring an emergency to justify massive import taxes on goods from nearly every country. When Emergency Powers Become Executive Overreach IEEPA was designed as a tool for presidents to respond to genuine national emergencies—most often military or diplomatic crises—to regulate commerce. Yet President Trump stretched this law beyond...