As I understand it, there are several laws that allow for imposing tarrifs, each with differing requirements for justification and how large the tariff can be.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is one that the administration has cited as the law granting the authority for many of the tariffs imposed by this administration.
The tarrifs imposed under IEEPA are the ones that the Supreme Court were addressing with this ruling. Basically saying that the law does not give the president as much authority as he claimed, making those terrifs illegal.
Tarrifs that the administration claims are authorized under different laws will have to be the subject of separate legal claims.
As I understand it, there are several laws that allow for imposing tarrifs, each with differing requirements for justification and how large the tariff can be.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is one that the administration has cited as the law granting the authority for many of the tariffs imposed by this administration.
The tarrifs imposed under IEEPA are the ones that the Supreme Court were addressing with this ruling. Basically saying that the law does not give the president as much authority as he claimed, making those terrifs illegal.
Tarrifs that the administration claims are authorized under different laws will have to be the subject of separate legal claims.