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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in a suit by a group of small businesses challenging the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs . The justices appeared skeptical of Trump's authority to impose tariffs under emergency legislation dating back nearly half a century.

Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners without congressional approval. He's claiming the power to do so under a law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA).

"It was really intended for emergency situations like wars," said Dallas-based trade lawyer Michelle Schulz, who monitored the oral arguments. "The vast majority of the justices asked very difficult questions to the defendants, and it seems that the g

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