Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Arguments Over Legality of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

Trump has said that a lower court’s decision would “literally destroy the United States of America.”

Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs
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The Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will fast-track a case concerning the legality of President Donald Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs, scheduling arguments for the first week of November.

Typically, the high court’s decision would come early next summer, but it agreed to expedite review at the White House’s request.

The case proceeds to the high court after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to levy steep ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on dozens of countries was unlawful.