What Supreme Court ruling means for Trump's tariff refund checks
Story by Suzanne Blake
Why It Matters
Trump’s tariffs raised prices across a wide range of items, affecting everything from food and electronics to homebuilding.
The tariffs, implemented to boost the U.S. trade position globally and restore American manufacturing, resulted in American consumers paying significantly more for everyday items.
How the Supreme Court Ruled on Tariffs
The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 against Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, holding that he did not have the legal authority to impose them under a national emergency law. The justices said the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), originally passed in 1977, does not authorize a president to impose tariffs.
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“Time to pay the piper, Donald. These tariffs were nothing more than an illegal cash grab that drove up prices and hurt working families, so you could wreck longstanding alliances and extort them,” Newsom, a Democrat, said in a statement on Friday. “Every dollar unlawfully taken must be refunded immediately — with interest. Cough up!”