We're about to find out, because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, I normally refer to them as the "Patent Court", but they cover international trade as well, has ruled that Donald Trump has no authority to implement tariffs.
The legal reasoning is fairly straightforward, if one looks at the black letter of the Constitution, only Congress can levy taxes, which includes tariffs, and in all cases where the Congress has given the President the authority to act on their behalf, they have explicitly listed them in the language of the bill.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) has no mention of tariffs at all.
The injunction has been stayed until October to allow for an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The real question here is whether or not the Supreme Court will ignore the Constitution in order to more deeply fellate Donald Trump.
I expect a 5-4 or 6-3 decision in his favor.
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