The US Supreme Court has issued a sharp rebuke against the Trump administration and ruled against the legality of the president’s sweeping global tariffs.
In a 6-3 decision, the court said that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 statute which grants the president authority to regulate or prohibit certain international transactions during a national emergency, does not authorise the president to impose the tariffs.
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented.