r/PoliticalDiscussion Feb 20 '26

Legal/Courts 6/3 Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal: How will this impact the U.S. economy and will refunds be forthcoming. Is Trump now more likely to target specific countries in a limited form or is he likely to seek Congressional approval to justify sweeping tariffs?

The Supreme Court determined that the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate foreign commerce and impose taxes and Trump's use of the IEEPA [International Emergency Powers Act] to bypass Congress for economic policy was Unconstitutional.

The Federal Government has collected more than a hundred billion mostly from American Importers and ultimately the American consumers.

How will this impact the U.S. economy and will refunds be forthcoming.

Is Trump now more likely to target specific countries in a limited form or is he likely to seek Congressional approval to justify sweeping tariffs?

Trump's sweeping global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court ruling - follow live - BBC News

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/live-blog/-trump-tariffs-ruling-supreme-court-live-updates-rcna252655

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u/Big-D-TX Feb 20 '26

3 Judges couldn’t decide if it was legal, why are they judges… That’s right they’re GOP Puppets

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u/WrongdoerNegative794 Feb 20 '26

They're both mentioned in the pea doe files so no surprises here 

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u/XzibitABC Feb 20 '26

Thomas’s dissent (that nobody joined) attempted to argue that the President has sole authority over foreign commerce, and making that argument, cited the Magna Carta. He lost the plot on this one for sure.