"Trump's administration is trying to defend his tariffs after lower courts ruled that he had exceeded his authority in using a 1977 federal law to impose tariffs. The lawyer representing United States President Donald Trump's administration is facing tough questions from conservative and liberal US Supreme Court justices over the legality of the Republican president's sweeping tariffs in a case with implications for the global economy that marks a major test of Trump's powers."
"The tariffs taxes on imported goods could add up to trillions of dollars for the US over the next decade. Sauer kicked off the arguments by defending the legal rationale employed by the president, but immediately faced questions raising scepticism about the administration's arguments about the language and purpose of the statute at issue. Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, to impose the tariffs on nearly every US trading partner."
The administration is defending tariffs after lower courts ruled that the president exceeded his authority under a 1977 federal law used to impose tariffs. The Supreme Court heard arguments probing whether invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to regulate commerce for an indefinite duration intruded on Congress and required clear statutory authorization. Businesses affected and 12 states challenged the unprecedented tariffs. The tariffs, taxes on imported goods, could add up to trillions of dollars for the US over the next decade. Solicitor General D John Sauer defended the legal rationale but faced skepticism about the statute's language and purpose.
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