The Brief

The Trump administration is calling on the Supreme Court to rule swiftly that President Donald Trump has the power to impose sweeping import taxes under federal law.

A petition was filed by the administration late Wednesday requesting that the court reverse an appeals court ruling that determined most of Trump’s tariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers law , which gives the President broad authority to regulate a variety of economic transactions following a declaration of national emergency.

What does the court ruling mean for Trump’s tariffs?

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President Donald Trump can enforce tariffs under other laws, but those have more restrictions on how quickly he could act.

Most judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined that the

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