Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffs

Summary:

– Supreme Court questions Trump’s power to impose emergency tariffs .

– Cases cover tariffs on Canada, China, Mexico and others.

– Opponents warn it could shift tariff control to the president permanently.

WASHINGTON — A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Wednesday about President Donald Trump ‘s ability to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs , putting at risk a cornerstone of his agenda in the biggest legal test yet of his boundary-pushing presidency.

Three conservative justices raised questions about whether an emergency law gives Trump near-limitless power to set and change duties on imports, with potentially trillion-dollar implications for the global economy .

The court’s three liberal justices also appeared dubious, so at least two