U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Feb. 23, 2026
Tariffs, text and the Constitution: The Supreme Court tells Trump to call Congress
In a rare 6-3 rebuke of the Trump administration, the Supreme Court--relying on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Major Questions Doctrine--held that President Donald Trump lacked clear congressional authorization to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs, framing the case not merely as a dispute over trade policy but as a significant constitutional check on expansive presidential power.
Allan Lee Dollison
Attorney
Law Offices of John Ye
Phone: (213) 427-2826
Email: adollison@johnyelaw.com
In our current legal and political climate, a rebuke of the Trump administration by the Supreme Court is rare and often limited. With its rulings today in the Tariff cases, the Supreme Court decided to break from their mold and ruled 6-3 against the administration's use of IEEPA to broadly lay tariffs on any country that the Presid...
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