By Blake Brittain

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court’s chamber was buzzing on Wednesday, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick joining hundreds of others to hear arguments over the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

The bustling scene inside the ornate chamber, with its marble columns and crimson drapes, was in marked contrast to much of official Washington during a federal government shutdown that began on October 1 after Congress was unable to pass funding legislation.

It was a crisp autumn morning on Capitol Hill, with joggers, dog walkers, police officers and protesters dressed as characters from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian feminist novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” outnumbering government workers. The front of the Suprem

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