Supreme Court sets arguments for tariffs case

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases concerning President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on an expedited timeline.

President Trump has imposed tariffs on nearly every country and on nearly every imported product.

This will be the first time the Supreme Court hears arguments for a major policy of the second Trump administration.

The justices have issued rulings on procedural matters in other cases, as a wide range of Trump administration policies and executive orders have been challenged.

Lower courts have ruled, the Trump administration has unlawfully used International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs.

Tariffs are effectively taxes, paid by importers and the costs are often passed onto the consumer.

The court will consider the legal merits of imposing tariffs and more broadly, the president’s executive power.

Arguments before the nation’s highest court are being scheduled for early November.