"False dawns a'plenty at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Nine Wise Souls heard a case on which depends the president's unilateral power to use tariffs to force trade deals and, generally, his power to do almost anything he wants to do under a declared emergency. The key word in all the dispatches from the chamber was skeptical. From The Wall Street Journal: Solicitor General John Sauer, who defended the tariffs, spent most of his presentation fielding sharp questions from justices across the ideological spectrum."
"In particular, Justice Neil Gorsuch pressed Sauer at length on the separation of powers. If the court allows Congress to broadly hand off its tariff power to the president, there might be no limits on other constitutional powers Congress might be able to relinquish, Gorsuch suggested. It was arguably the most pivotal moment of the hearing. Other conservativesnotably Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrettalso asked questions that suggested they harbored deep reservations about the Trump administration's position."
The Supreme Court heard a case determining the president's unilateral authority to impose tariffs and broad emergency powers. Solicitor General John Sauer defended the tariffs and faced sharp questions from justices across the ideological spectrum. The court's three liberal members voiced clear opposition, and several conservative justices expressed reservations. Justice Neil Gorsuch pressed on separation-of-powers concerns, warning that allowing Congress to broadly delegate tariff power could remove limits on other constitutional powers. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett also signaled deep doubts. Justice Samuel Alito suggested alternative statutes with stricter conditions might justify some tariffs. Barrett raised concerns about refunding billions in collected tariff revenue.
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