The Trump administration warned the Supreme Court that if it decides President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs are unlawful, it will “effectively disarm” him in pivotal international trade talks.

The Justice Department filed its reply brief to the Supreme Court ahead of arguments in a pair of cases challenging Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to levy his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs , along with tariffs aimed at Canada, Mexico, and China over their alleged role in the fentanyl crisis. The administration has maintained that the 1977 law authorizes tariffs to address trade deficits, as Trump declared with his executive orders authorizing the tariffs.

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