The Division of Powers Clauses
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RE: TRUMP’S TARIFFS
In the arguments before the United States Supreme Court last Wednesday, counsel for President Trump defended the tariffs the President imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (the IEEPA) on the ground that statute did authorize the Presidential imposition of tariffs whenever a ‘‘national emergency’’ is declared by the President himself. (Citing 50 U.S.C. Continue reading
