The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to a speedy decision on whether most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are legal.
In May a federal district court ruled they are not an appeal court agreed in an Aug. 29 decision.
The appeal court allowed the tariffs to remain in place until the Supreme Court announced its decision.
The case does not involve Trump’s tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, nor the extension of those tariffs to include content of steel and aluminum in Canadian products such as kitchen appliances.
Nor are the many other Canadian exports affected because they fall under the trade agreement among Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Trumps’ tariffs were challenged by the Liberty Justice Center.
Jeffrey Schwab, senior counsel and director of litigation at the Liberty Justice Center said he was “confident” that the justices would reiterate the lower court findings “that the president does not have unilateral tariff power under IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act),” which as written by Congress makes no mention of tariffs.
