Businessmen, legislators and former officials of USA They are pressuring the Supreme Court to limit the power of the former president donald trump to impose tariffs by declaring national emergencies, according to the British newspaper Financial Times.
The hearing, considered one of the most important of the year due to its potential economic impact, will be held this week. In it, the justices will analyze whether Trump acted within his powers by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to apply widespread tariffs to almost all of the US’s trading partners.
About 40 legal briefs filed by entities such as the United States Chamber of Commerce, former national security officials and think tanks such as the Cato and Goldwater Institutes question the legality and economic impact of the measure. Critics argue that the uncertainty generated by the tariffs has hurt private investment, raised costs for families and failed to restore manufacturing jobs.
In defense of the former president, his lawyers argue that eliminating presidential authority to impose tariffs “would push the United States to the brink of an economic catastrophe.” Trump, who will not attend the hearing, called the case “one of the most important in the country’s history” and defended his trade policy as essential to protecting the American economy.
The dispute could also define the fate of more than $50 billion in additional revenue generated by the tariffs in 2025, resources that have helped ease concerns about the country’s debt levels. However, two lower courts had already determined that the president does not have the authority to impose tariffs based on emergency legislation.
Legal experts and former officials from different administrations agree that the ruling could set a key constitutional precedent on the division of powers between Congress and the White House on trade policy.
Meanwhile, analysts warn that even if the Supreme Court limits the use of emergency powers, the former president could resort to other legal tools to maintain his tariff strategy.
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