Tariffs
Trump’s lawyer at SCOTUS cites a letter from Madison that says tariffs are taxes
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the legality of the tariffs that President Donald Trump has implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump's main argument is…
Trump’s lawyer at SCOTUS cites a letter from Madison that says tariffs are taxes
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the legality of the tariffs that President Donald Trump has implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump's main argument is…
Trump Scared China Into Playing ‘Nice’ With the US Again
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for…
The Justices Are Skeptical of the Trump Tariffs, But Are They Skeptical Enough to Strike Them Down?
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Learning Resources v. Trump, the challenges to the Trump Administration's "liberation day" tariffs. This is the first case in which the Supreme Court has…
‘Emergency’ has become Washington’s favorite loophole. It’s costing taxpayers $15 trillion.
In Washington today, the word "emergency" is a magic key; it unlocks powers Congress never granted, suspends the discipline of regular order and decorates bloated bills with provisions too dubious to pass on their…
Supreme Court justices don’t buy Trump administration’s tariff argument
Nobody likes it: Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in President Donald Trump's tariff case. Trump has invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as legal justification for his…
On tariffs, it was Gorsuch vs. Trump at SCOTUS
It's always unwise to predict the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court case based solely on what happened during oral arguments. So let's go ahead and attempt it anyway. You’re reading Injustice System from Damon Root…
Trump SCOTUS Appointees Skeptical of Tariffs
Two Supreme Court justices President Donald Trump appointed during his last term seemed skeptical of his presidential power to impose tariffs without an OK by Congress. The high court heard arguments Wednesday about Trump’s…
His legal theory would let a president tax foreign cars to combat climate change
If the Supreme Court upholds President Donald Trump's sweeping emergency tariff powers, a future president could slap huge tariffs on gas-powered cars and other goods that emit carbon. That's not speculation.…
Trump’s economic fallacies are legally relevant in his tariff case
In April, President Donald Trump announced stiff tariffs on goods from nearly every country on the planet, saying they were necessary to "deal with" a "national emergency" involving an "unusual and…
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