On November 5th, the Supreme Court grappled with President Trump's tariff powers, as conservative justices expressed skepticism. The case, a major legal challenge to his economic agenda, centers on two sets of tariffs: one on imports from Canada, China, and Mexico due to a drug trafficking emergency, and another as part of a broader 'reciprocal' tariff plan. The administration defends these tariffs, arguing that in emergency situations, the president can regulate importation, including tariffs. However, lower courts ruled that the emergency law Trump used does not grant him unlimited power to set and change import duties. The challengers argue that the nineteen seventy-seven emergency powers law Trump invoked does not even mention tariffs, and no previous president has used it in this way. The case could set a precedent for future challenges to his policies, with a decision potentially taking several weeks or months.

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