(The Center Square) – Democrats want the U.S. Supreme Court to do what they haven't been able to in Congress: Take away President Donald Trump's tariff authority.Â
Since retaking the White House in January, Trump has used a 1977 law that doesn't mention tariffs to reorder global trade. Trump has imposed import duties on every major U.S. trading partner, citing authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.
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