Are the Supreme Court’s conservative justices just a rubber stamp for President Trump, virtually always willing to approve his actions? Or will the justices follow consistent, albeit conservative, principles, even if it means ruling against the world’s most powerful man? We will get a clear indication when the court convenes on Wednesday to hear two cases concerning the legality of the tariffs imposed by the president.

At this point, it’s estimated that about $1 trillion in tariffs has already been collected. Trump has said that their invalidation “would be a total disaster for the country” and might “literally destroy the United States of America.” In its brief to the Supreme Court, his administration noted that, to the president, “these cases present a stark choice: With tariffs, we are

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