SCOTUS Blocking of Trump's "Emergency" Tariffs Is a Small But Meaningful Check on a Lawless President
February 20, 2026
February 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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SCOTUS Blocking of Trump's "Emergency" Tariffs Is a Small But Meaningful Check on a Lawless President
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Today, the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to implement sweeping tariffs was unlawful. Global Trade Watch director Melinda St. Louis issued the following statem . . .
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SCOTUS Blocking of Trump's "Emergency" Tariffs Is a Small But Meaningful Check on a Lawless President
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Today, the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to implement sweeping tariffs was unlawful. Global Trade Watch director Melinda St. Louis issued the following statem . . .