The Supreme Court will take up the question of whether President Donald Trump’s unilateral tariffs on foreign imports are legal.
The presidential administration is appealing rulings from lower courts that the tariffs are illegal. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case on an expedited basis, CNBC reported.
The justices combined two cases brought by 12 states and seven small businesses. The consolidated case covers most of the administration’s tariffs.
Oral arguments are set for the beginning of November. The tariffs remain in effect for now.
On Aug. 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC, ruled that the majority of the tariffs imposed by Trump are not legal. In its 7-4 decision, that court took issue with Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to justify the tariffs, explaining: “The statute bestows significant authority on the President to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency, but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax.”
