""The Government reads IEEPA to give the President power to unilaterally impose unbounded tariffs and change them at will. That view would represent a transformative expansion of the President's authority over tariff policy," Roberts added. "It is also telling that in IEEPA's half century of existence, no President has invoked the statute to impose any tariffs, let alone tariffs of this magnitude and scope.""
"The Supreme Court struck down large swaths of President Donald Trump's international tariff agenda on Friday, severely curtailing one of the president's signature second-term policy projects. In a 6-3 ruling, the court determined that Trump and his administration had exceeded their tariff powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA,) a 1977 law that allows the president to regulate certain aspects of international trade during a declared national emergency."
"Roberts pointed to Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which bestows the power to "lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises," directly in the hands of Congress. "We claim no special competence in matters of economics or foreign affairs," Roberts added. "We claim only, as we must, the limited role assigned to us by Article III of the Constitution. Fulfilling that role, we hold"
The Supreme Court invalidated substantial portions of the presidential tariff program in a 6-3 decision, finding the administration exceeded statutory authority under IEEPA. IEEPA is a 1977 statute that permits certain trade regulation during declared national emergencies. The court held that expansive unilateral tariff powers require clear congressional authorization and noted that no prior president had used IEEPA to impose tariffs of this scale. The ruling referenced Article I, Section 8, which vests taxing and tariff powers in Congress. The court did not specify procedures for unwinding the already-imposed punitive tariffs.
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