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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Mark Sherman

What to know about the Supreme Court arguments over Trump's tariffs

Tariffs Supreme Court - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Three lower courts have ruled illegal President Donald Trump's use of emergency powers to impose worldwide tariffs. Now the Supreme Court, with three justices Trump appointed and generally favorable to muscular presidential power, will have the final word.

In roughly two dozen emergency appeals, the justices have largely gone along with Trump in temporarily allowing parts of his aggressive second-term agenda to take effect while lawsuits play out.

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