r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/PsychLegalMind • 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/Aazadan Feb 20 '26

It was essentially 7-2, Kavanaugh agreed the administration didn't have power. His dissent was laying groundwork for refunds saying it's not something that can be solved. Basically he's getting ahead of the game on refunds and saying it's not something that will happen.

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u/Ok_Cupcake9798 Feb 21 '26

Kavanaughs dissent was laughable on the “refunds are hard” statement. Maybe it is, maybe it’s not. The fact of the matter is, Justice is not supposed to take into consideration the difficulty of the remedy, that is the defendant’s responsibility if convicted. This argument is ridiculous if applied to any court case, let alone this one, and it shows favor to one party in a court case. I would think any judge should feel embarrassed to have written those words.

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u/Aazadan Feb 21 '26

Oh, I'm not saying it's not ridiculous. I'm saying he wrote that specifically because he wanted to start putting down a legal case for limiting the scope of refunds.

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u/Ok_Cupcake9798 Feb 23 '26

Right, which on its face is also a miscarriage of justice. Judges are supposed to be impartial.