The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided on Wednesday -- and not necessarily in its regular 6-3 ideological arrangement -- over whether President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing sweeping tariffs under a 1977 emergency-powers law -- a case that could redefine the boundary between presidential discretion and Congress' power to tax. The justices probed whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorizes the president to impose tariffs on nearly all imports or whether such measures intrude on Congress’s exclusive taxing authority. Several conservative justices voiced concern about unchecked executive power, while others emphasized the need for flexibility during emergencies. Lower courts agreed with the challengers. The Court of International Trade and t

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