Adam Liptak
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first heard Nov 2025
last heard 30 Apr
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the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
So this is not about the Constitution.
It's about whether Congress has, under this law, authorized presidents to impose tariffs.
And it's always been a stretch because this law doesn't include the word tariffs or a synonym like duties.
Instead, it's kind of a word salad that includes a lot of words.
And the administration is focused on two of those words, the regulation of importation.
And even those words are separated by 16 other words.
And Chief Justice Roberts, writing for six justices, says that just doesn't bear the weight.
that the administration wants to place on it, that Congress has the power to tax, and tariffs are, of course, an import tax, and Congress, if it wants to authorize the president, can, but it didn't here.
And regulation is not the same as taxation, Chief Justice Roberts says, so he thinks this is a fairly straightforward grammatical exercise.
That's right.
And five justices agree with him.
Yeah, so we're used to 6-3 decisions, right, Natalie?
But the usual 6-3 decision is the six Republican appointees versus the three Democratic appointees.
Right.
Here we have the Chief Justice and two Trump appointees, Justices Gorsuch and Barrett, joining the liberals.
And then in dissent, Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh.
This kind of mix and match,
In a truly consequential case, and this, to be clear, Natalie, this is a major, major statement on presidential power.
And to see the right side of the court disagree is quite unusual.
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