We the People

Are Trump’s Tariffs Lawful?

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In this episode, Samuel Estreicher of the NYU School of Law and John Yoo of the UC Berkeley School of Law join to recap the oral arguments from the pair of challenges to President Trump’s tariffs and discuss whether International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorizes the president to impose extensive tariffs on nearly all goods imported into the United States. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.  

 

Resources 

  • Samuel Estreicher et al., “Brief of Professors of Administrative Law, Separation of Powers, Foreign Relations Law, Legislation and the Regulatory State, and Trade Law” (10/24/2025) 
  • Sam Estreicher and Andrew Babbit, “The Case Against Unbounded Delegation in Trump v. VOS Selections,” Lawfare (10/30/2025)
  • John Yoo, “What Could the Supreme Court Rule About Trump’s Tariffs,” Civitas Institute (9/8/2025) 
  • Biden v. Nebraska (2023) 
  • Whitman v. American Trucking Associations, Inc. (2001) 
  • Dames & Moore v. Regan (1981)
  • Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1953) 
  • United States v. Yoshida International, Inc. (CCPA, 1975)
  • United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. (1936)
  • Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1935) 

     

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