Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Wednesday about President Donald Trump ’s ability to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs, putting at risk a cornerstone of his agenda in the biggest legal test yet of his boundary-pushing presidency.

Three conservative justices raised questions about whether an emergency law gives Trump near-limitless power to set and change duties on imports, with potentially trillion-dollar implications for the global economy.

The court’s three liberal justices also appeared dubious, so at least two conservative votes could limit Trump’s tariff power under the law. It likely would not end it altogether, however.

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