Supreme Court rules against Trump tariffs

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Supreme Court rules against Trump tariffs
 
Published Wednesday, February 25, 2026 11:00 am
by Dan Berthiaume

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"The nation’s highest court has rebuked one of the signature economic policies of the second term of President Donald Trump.

In a six-to-three ruling issued Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court said that the Trump Administration does not have the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs on imported products under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA.

IEEPA’s language does not specifically mention tariffs but does allow the president to regulate importations after declaring a national emergency. Trump had issued both reciprocal tariffs on countries which impose levies on imports from the U.S., as well as tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico for what he said was those governments’ failure to crack down the smuggling of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs to the U.S."

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