The decision does not affect all of Trump's tariffs but invalidates those implemented using an emergency law.

The decision does not affect all of Trump’s tariffs but invalidates those implemented using an emergency law.

Delivering a major blow to President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that he exceeded his authority when imposing sweeping tariffs using a law reserved for a national emergency.

The justices, divided 6-3 held that Trump’s aggressive approach to tariffs on products entering the United States from across the world was not permitted under a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

        • anon6789
          13·
          6 months ago

          At least The Human Fund didn’t actually have George stealing from anyone, it was just him being a jerk. When Mr. Kruger gave him that big check he at least somewhat came clean it was fake. The president taking tax money for his League of Villians is just outright theft like if George would have cashed the check and called the accountant a liar.

          • Hylactor@sopuli.xyz
            5·
            6 months ago

            He was in the process of his considerations when Kruger calls him into the office to inform him that accounting noticed that the human fund doesn’t exist. George just didn’t have enough time before getting caught to adequately convince himself to cash it.

            • anon6789
              5·
              6 months ago

              Lol, you are correct, I just rewatched it. He was debating with Jerry at the dinner about turning it into a “real charity” which quickly devolved into people showering him with praise in order show worthiness of his “generosity” (jeez, this is sounding like how I imagine the Board of Peace will operate…). When Kruger calls him in, he still chickens out and gives the money back unprompted and plays the victim of religious persecution for his father’s celebrating of Festivus instead of Christmas.

              I don’t know if George would have went through with it, because his cowardice, paranoia, and desire to not actually do anything likely would have won out, so I still think he’s less evil as he at least somewhat confesses to being a fraud and he returns the money without a fuss, which doesn’t seem like the behavior of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.

    • zikzak025
      26·
      6 months ago

      Businesses will get refunds, but not any of the consumers who paid higher prices for the tariffed goods.

      I doubt we’re likely to see many prices come back down from their tariff-inflated values either.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️English
      11·
      6 months ago

      In very select circumstances, possibly. I got a refund check from DHS/CBP/whoever a while back for some random thing I imported (which turned out to come from Germany, which I only discovered after I bought it…) for which I got tariffed personally. I presume after that particular tariff was retracted and/or struck down.

      For the vast majority of consumers buying stuff off the shelf from retailers and vendors who jacked their prices up to compensate for said tariffs, no. Absolutely not. I predict said prices will remain jacked up for the foreseeable future as well, since retailer pricing policies are completely opaque to the consumer, and also notoriously ratchet-like — they tend to only move in one direction.

    • billwashereEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      Oh somebody will get money back. Just not the consumer. I almost wonder if this wasn’t the plan all along. All that money will be refunded to the company that “paid” them as they passed the costs on to the consumer. And don’t think for a second that prices for anything will return to pre-tariff levels. Also makes you wonder if that was also by design.

  • tidderuuf
    29·
    6 months ago

    His own arguments about the tariffs outside of the court defeated his lawyers case completely. Orang turd should learn to keep his mouth shut now that the SC has turned on him and a growing number of Republicans are turning away even the ones not retiring.

  • dhorkEnglish
    19·
    6 months ago

    I bet he reinstitutes them under the BISSo doctrine (Because I Said So). Why not? He routinely ignores the courts

  • Hayduke
    13·
    6 months ago

    And the stock market did rejoice. This is all a ball and shell game for us when they know where the ball is.

    • jj4211
      3·
      6 months ago

      This was my thought as well. Perhaps the best way to step back from tariffs without looking like chickening out, and about the right time for campaign season to ramp up.

      If his admin has any sense of strategy, they’ll take the out and then brag about price reductions in summer.

      My belief has been they had to totally screw up 2025 to make people feel like 2026 would be getting better. I anticipate too many folks will just see year to year improvement and not reflect on why 2025 was a particularly rough year.

    • ChunkMcHorkleEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Inasmuch as Delicate Feelings Donnie immediately hit back with calling the majority justices “fools and dogs” and swearing he was going to find another way to do it regardless, it’s clear he personally sees it as a major blow.

      But yes, overall, in terms of popularity they removed another rotting albatross from around his neck, unfortunately.