Legality of Trump's sweeping tariffs scrutinized by dubious U.S. Supreme Court justices

Three members of the court’s conservative majority questioned the president's use of an emergency-powers law to collect tens of billions of dollars in tariffs a month

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, as key justices suggested he had overstepped his authority with his signature economic policy.

In an argument session that lasted more than two and a half hours on Wednesday, three members of the court’s conservative majority questioned Trump’s use of an emergency-powers law to collect tens of billions of dollars in tariffs a month.

Chief Justice John Roberts said the tariffs were an “imposition of taxes on Americans and that has always been the core power of Congress.” Justice Neil Gorsuch also signalled he was a probable vote a