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The Supreme Court will today hear oral argument over whether a set of President Donald Trump’s tariffs violates a law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The law allows presidents to take a variety of actions, including regulating the nation’s imports, during times of emergency.
Trump invoked the law earlier this year to impose reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries and fentanyl tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.
Multiple federal courts have ruled that the law did not authorize Trump to impose the tariffs. Some judges noted that the law does not specifically include the word tariffs….