The Limits of Executive Power – The U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Administration’s IEEPA Tariffs

In a monumental 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Trump Administration’s tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), making clear that, in the eyes of the majority, regulating trade and taxing it are not the same thing and that nothing in IEEPA’s text, structure, or history shows that Congress intended to quietly hand over unlimited tariff power to the Executive Branch.