The Supreme Court on Tuesday announced it will quickly weigh the legality of most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, a far-reaching case that could determine the fate of a cornerstone of the president’s agenda and alter the course of the U.S. economy and global trade.

The justices asked the government and a group of small businesses and states to expedite briefings in the case, setting a deadline of Sept. 19 to submit them. The case has been set for argument the first week in November.

The Trump administration asked the justices last week to quickly overturn a split decision by a federal appeals court that ruled the president could not impose the import taxes under a 1977 law that grants him emergency powers over the economy.

The tariffs have been the central feature of the t

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