The Supreme Court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump's economic agenda, ruling that he does not have the authority to impose sweeping tariffs at the stroke of a pen.
The court on Feb. 20 tossed the tariffs that are the centerpiece of his economic policy and a major foreign policy tool – but that have also raised costs for consumers and businesses. It is the first major ruling against Trump's controversial expansive view of presidential power.
The decision could quiet some critics who've complained that the court – which has a 6-3 conservative majority – has allowed Trump to make major policy moves without authorization from Congress after it blocked big initiatives of President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
Trump had been counting on the tariffs to boost the federal budget by more than $2 trillion over the next decade and bring manufacturing back to the United States.
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