Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to some of Trump's sweeping tariffs

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to some of Trump's sweeping tariffs

Nina Totenberg

September 09, 2025 / 1:47 pm

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will review the legality of the sprawling tariffs President Trump imposed in an April executive order, a day the president declared "liberation day."

Since then the government estimates it has collected nearly a trillion dollars in tariffs from U.S. and foreign businesses that would have to be refunded if the court rules against them, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The tariffs, however, have become a flashpoint, with two lower courts declaring them illegal because they bypassed Congress, and the president rushing to the Supreme Court seeking reversal as soon as possible.

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