There are two major court cases which could not only stop President Donald Trump’s ability to tariff every county in the world, but also stop the administration’s fight to prevent judges from blocking his policies across the country, according to a new POLITICO analysis.
The first case is a motion to stop the tariffs. It was filed by the Liberty Justice Center, which is representing five small businesses that say that the tariffs could decimate their companies.
The problem could become a Supreme Court case which is to consider whether to crack down on judges’ power to check the administration.
If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the Trump administration, it could nullify the possible ruling on the tariffs. According to Senior Writer Ankush Khardori the ruling could “overturn a series of nationwide injunctions currently halting Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.”
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“This is an issue where it would be impractical for the Supreme Court to apply tariffs to half the states, but not the other half,” Oregon state attorney general Dan Rayfield told POLITICO. Rayfield and Democratic attorneys general from 11 other states have filed their own suit challenging the tariffs in the Court of International Trade. “This isn’t a concern,” he added.
“He may be right about the practical implications,” Khardori wrote. “But it remains to be seen how the litigation will shake out, and other lawyers in the cases are warier.”
“Both disputes, over tariffs and nationwide injunctions, have the potential to be among the most consequential of Trump’s second term, and they are about to become intertwined,” Khardori said. “The future of the American economy — and Trump’s presidency — could depend on how it all shakes out.”
