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GhostOnTheHalfShell
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#Trump announced Saturday that he would raise his new, global #tariff to 15%, a day after he took steps to replicate some of the punishing duties that had been struck down by #SCOTUS.
Trump announced the change in a post on social media, & said the #tariffs would take effect immediately, as he signaled anew that he would press ahead with his #trade war despite the legal ruling.
#law #economy #SeparationOfPowers #Judiciary #legislative #3CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/business/trump-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
#Trump announced Saturday that he would raise his new, global #tariff to 15%, a day after he took steps to replicate some of the punishing duties that had been struck down by #SCOTUS.
Trump announced the change in a post on social media, & said the #tariffs would take effect immediately, as he signaled anew that he would press ahead with his #trade war despite the legal ruling.
#law #economy #SeparationOfPowers #Judiciary #legislative #3CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/business/trump-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Today's SCOTUS decision makes it crystal clear that three justices will let Trump do literally anything he wants. Screw the Constitution, the law, facts, morals, and ethics.
It should have been 9-0.
#scotus
The kicker is: #SCOTUS needs this fig leave to give an impression that they are independent of Trump. The justices don't want to defy Trump. They know U.S. trade law gives a president multiple overlapping tools to impose tariffs, so they are just asking Trump to use a better legal excuses.
In the bigger picture, this is so predictable: Americans will move on to the next social media trend in 5 min. 🤷♂️
Lord Caramac the Clueless, KSC
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Today's SCOTUS decision makes it crystal clear that three justices will let Trump do literally anything he wants. Screw the Constitution, the law, facts, morals, and ethics.
It should have been 9-0.
#scotus
Lord Caramac the Clueless, KSC
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#SCOTUS rules that Trump’s sweeping “emergency” #tariffs are #illegal
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that #Trump violated #federal #law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that has been central to the president’s foreign policy & economic agenda.
#law #economy #geopolitics
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/politics/supreme-court-tariffs?cid=ios_app
#SCOTUS’ decision was 6-3.
Justices #ClarenceThomas, Samuel #Alito & Brett #Kavanaugh dissented.
Writing for the majority, Chief Justice #JohnRoberts said the #statute does not authorize the president to impose #tariffs.
“The president asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs of unlimited amount, duration, & scope. In light of the breadth, history, & constitutional context of that asserted authority, he must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it.”
Today's SCOTUS decision makes it crystal clear that three justices will let Trump do literally anything he wants. Screw the Constitution, the law, facts, morals, and ethics.
It should have been 9-0.
#scotus
#Treasury has collected >$133 billion from the #import #taxes #Trump imposed under the emergency powers law, federal data from December says. Many companies, including the big-box warehouse chain Costco, have already lined up in court to demand #refunds.
#law #economy #tariffs #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics #SCOTUS
#SCOTUS’ decision was 6-3.
Justices #ClarenceThomas, Samuel #Alito & Brett #Kavanaugh dissented.
Writing for the majority, Chief Justice #JohnRoberts said the #statute does not authorize the president to impose #tariffs.
“The president asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs of unlimited amount, duration, & scope. In light of the breadth, history, & constitutional context of that asserted authority, he must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it.”
The challengers argued the “emergency powers” #law doesn’t even mention #tariffs & Trump’s use of it fails several legal tests, including one that doomed President Joe Biden’s $500 billion student loan forgiveness program.
The economic impact of Trump’s tariffs has been estimated at some $3 trillion over the next decade, acc/to the #CBO.
#law #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics #Trump #SCOTUS
#Treasury has collected >$133 billion from the #import #taxes #Trump imposed under the emergency powers law, federal data from December says. Many companies, including the big-box warehouse chain Costco, have already lined up in court to demand #refunds.
#law #economy #tariffs #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics #SCOTUS
#Trump set what he called “reciprocal” #tariffs on most countries in April 2025 to address #trade #deficits that he declared a “national emergency”. Those came after he imposed extra #duties on #Canada, #China & #Mexico, ostensibly to address a “drug trafficking” “emergency”.
A series of lawsuits followed, including a case from a dozen largely Democratic-leaning #states & others from small #businesses selling everything from plumbing supplies to educational toys to women’s cycling apparel.
The challengers argued the “emergency powers” #law doesn’t even mention #tariffs & Trump’s use of it fails several legal tests, including one that doomed President Joe Biden’s $500 billion student loan forgiveness program.
The economic impact of Trump’s tariffs has been estimated at some $3 trillion over the next decade, acc/to the #CBO.
#law #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics #Trump #SCOTUS
The #tariffs decision doesn’t stop #Trump from imposing duties under other #laws. While those have more limitations on the speed & severity of Trump’s actions, top admin ofcls have said they expect to keep the tariff framework in place under “other authorities”.
#law #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics #SCOTUS
The #Constitution gives #Congress the #power to levy #tariffs. But the #Trump administration argued that a 1977 #law allowing the president to regulate importation during “emergencies” also allows him to set tariffs. Other presidents have used the law dozens of times to impose #sanctions, but Trump was the first president to invoke it for #import #taxes.
#law #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics #SCOTUS
The #tariffs decision doesn’t stop #Trump from imposing duties under other #laws. While those have more limitations on the speed & severity of Trump’s actions, top admin ofcls have said they expect to keep the tariff framework in place under “other authorities”.
#law #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics #SCOTUS
Yes!!!!
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#SCOTUS rules that Trump’s sweeping “emergency” #tariffs are #illegal
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that #Trump violated #federal #law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that has been central to the president’s foreign policy & economic agenda.
#law #economy #geopolitics
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/politics/supreme-court-tariffs?cid=ios_app
GhostOnTheHalfShell
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Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
GhostOnTheHalfShell
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According to @jodikantor.bsky.social of @nytimes.com, SCOTUS is requiring employees to sign non-disclosure agreements. The employees promptly disclosed.
https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/02/non-disclosure-agreements-at-the-u-s-supreme-court/
According to @jodikantor.bsky.social of @nytimes.com, SCOTUS is requiring employees to sign non-disclosure agreements. The employees promptly disclosed.
https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/02/non-disclosure-agreements-at-the-u-s-supreme-court/
Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.