Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on President Donald Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs, which are typically decided upon by Congress.
The case goes to the high court on Wednesday after justices granted it an expedited review in September. Educational toy manufacturer Learning Resources Inc. filed the lawsuit in April, accusing Trump of misusing the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Trump, in April, imposed 10% tariffs on nearly all imported goods from nearly all countries along with higher tariffs on specific goods and countries. He said he invoked the IEEPA to counteract what he said were negative trade imbalances.
Learning Resources Inc., in its lawsuit, said Congress has the constitutional authority to impose tariffs and argued Trump misused the IEEPA. The Illinois-based company said the tariffs have eaten away at its profits, forcing it to lay off employees and increase prices.
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