US Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump tariffs, raise sharp questions during high stakes hearing

Protesters stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo)

A majority of US Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical on Wednesday during the hearing of President Donald Trump’s ability to unilaterally impose global tariffs on almost all trading partners of America, and sharply questioned the sweeping tariffs which could have wide implications for his agenda and global economy in the biggest legal test for his presidency during the second tenure.

Three conservative justices of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch, sounded skeptical of the government’s move and questioned whether an emergency law can give President Trump limitless power to set and change duties on imports, which can have a potential trillion-dollar implicatio