(The Center Square) – Lawyers challenging President Donald Trump's tariff authority say the president is acting contrary to what the nation's founders intended.

A group of small businesses argue that the president has no independent constitutional authority to impose tariffs. The group's attorneys point to James Madison's writings about "power over the purse" in the Federalist Papers.

The arguments come as the Supreme Court prepares to decide what Trump has called "one of the most important cases in the history of our country." The small businesses, represented by Texas-based nonprofit Liberty Justice Center, filed a brief in the case this week. Two other sets of respondents also filed briefs: A group of Democrat-led states and two Illinois-based toy makers. All three groups challenging

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