When it comes to Donald Trump and the law, nothing could be more on point than the recent saga over his tariffs: two losses, no concrete consequences (yet), chaos ahead. The only near certainty is that the Supreme Court will settle this, eventually. When and how they’ll decide is anybody’s guess — though we’ll try, in a moment.
The first ruling came from the Court of International Trade. Don’t be misled by the name: This is not some United Nations–like entity that makes pronouncements but lacks enforcement authority; this is a full-fledged, constitutionally authorized , statutorily created federal court that specializes in disputes over international trade (“Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises,” as the Constitution puts it).
Last week, in a lawsuit brought by a conglomerate of stat