The Supreme Court is currently examining whether President Donald Trump lawfully imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from over 100 countries. These tariffs, enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977, are being challenged by small- and medium-sized businesses and a dozen states. During early arguments on Wednesday (November 5), several conservative justices, including Amy Coney Barrett , Neil Gorsuch , and Brett Kavanaugh , expressed skepticism about the legality of these tariffs.

The case centers on whether the president's use of emergency powers to impose tariffs infringes on Congress's authority to tax. Solicitor General D. John Sauer defended the tariffs as regulatory rather than revenue-raising. However, Justice Sonia Sotomayor cou

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