US supreme court to hear oral arguments on legality of Trump imposing tariffs | Trump tariffs

The extensive tariffs imposed by Donald Trump on the world will be examined by the US supreme court today; This will be a major legal test of the president’s controversial economic strategy and power.

It is planned to hear the judges verbal arguments There was an exchange of views today on the legality of using emergency powers to impose tariffs on nearly every U.S. trading partner.

In a series of executive orders issued earlier this year, Trump cited the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, a 1977 law that in some cases gives the president the authority to regulate or ban international transactions during a national emergency, when imposing high tariffs on imports to the United States.

The high court, controlled by a right-wing majority created by Trump, will examine whether IEEPA gives the president the authority to impose a tariff not included in the law. According to the Constitution, the power to collect taxes is given only to Congress. There is a court until He will rule on the case at the end of his term in July 2026.

There are lower courts reigned Trump’s opposition to the tariffs has sparked objections from the Trump administration, setting up this latest test of Trump’s presidential power. There is a supreme court heavily biased through its shadow court with the administration to overrule the lower courts.

If the high court rules against Trump using IEEPA to impose taxes, it will force the White House to go back to the drawing board and rethink how to implement an aggressive economic policy that strains global trade ties.

But the court’s side with the administration will embolden a president who has repeatedly claimed, despite warnings about the risk of higher prices, that tariffs would make America great again, raise “trillions” of dollars for the federal government and revitalize its industrial centers.

Trump himself argued that the court’s decision was extremely important. He wrote on social media over the weekend that the case was “one of the most important cases in the Country’s History” and claimed that a decision against him would leave the United States “defenceless.”

“If we win, we will be the Richest, Safest Country anywhere in the world by far,” Trump said. “If we lose, our Country could almost fall to Third World status – Pray to God that this doesn’t happen!”

But some of their top officials have suggested they will find another way to impose tariffs if the court rules against their current strategy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who plans to attend oral arguments in the case. in question the administration has “many other authorities” to do this.

According to non-partisans Tax FoundationTrump’s tariffs amount to an average tax increase of $1,200 per US household in 2025 and $1,600 in 2026.

A coalition of 12 states and small businesses (Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Vermont) lawsuit filed Trump administration will block tariffs.

Some other small businesses also filed A lawsuit was filed against the Trump administration to block the tariffs. lawsuits, Trump v. Learning Resources, Inc. And Trump v VOS Electionsthere was consolidated by the court.

“No one should have the authority to impose taxes that would have such massive global economic consequences,” said Jeffrey Schwab, senior counsel at the Liberty Justice Center. expression In a lawsuit filed against the tariffs on behalf of small businesses. “The Constitution gives Congress, not the President, the authority to set tax rates, including tariffs.”

Approximately 40 legal briefs were given filed The tariffs are opposed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest business lobbying group in the United States.

The U.S. Chamber called on Congress to take back its constitutional role in setting tariffs. letter To the U.S. Senate on October 27: “American families face thousands of dollars in higher prices as a result of these increased taxes. Small businesses, manufacturers, and farmers are struggling with higher costs, with additional economic hardship likely in the coming months.”

The US Senate voted 51 to 47 last week to defeat Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs; Four Republicans joined Democrats in the vote, but the House of Representatives is not expected to take similar action.

However, despite the opposition in the Senate, it seems unlikely that the House of Representatives will take a similar step. House Republicans created a rule earlier this year that would prevent decisions on tariffs from receiving a floor vote.