Thomas rips Supreme Court tariffs ruling, says majority 'errs' on Constitution

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ripped the court's decision blocking President Donald Trump’s use of an emergency law to impose sweeping tariffs on trading partners, calling it a fundamental misread of both the governing statute and the Constitution’s separation of powers.

"As (Kavanaugh) explains, the Court’s decision … cannot be justified as a matter of statutory interpretation. Congress authorized the President to ‘regulate ... importation,’" Thomas wrote in his dissent. "Throughout American history...