Ruling is blow to Trump’s bold assertions of authority and topples key pillar of aggressive economic agenda
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Donald Trump overstepped his authority by imposing most of his steep tariffs on global imports, the US supreme court ruled on Friday, toppling a key pillar of the president’s aggressive economic agenda.
In a 6-3 ruling, the court decided that a 1977 law designed to address national emergencies did not provide the legal justification for most of the Trump administration’s tariffs on countries across the world.
The ruling was a significant blow for one of Trump’s boldest assertions of executive power since his return to the White House.
