The Silver Lining Behind Trump’s Tariff Tantrum – OpEd

The Supreme Court’s decision is clear. The president did not have the authority to impose most of his tariffs.

Trump argued that, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, his actions were justified because of a national emergency caused by a foreign threat. In the 6-3 ruling, the Court said that, on the contrary, that Act provides Congress with that authority, which hadn’t delegated it to the president. The tariffs left standing are largely by sector: cars, semiconductors, steel.