Congress has been dodging responsibility for tariffs for decades – now the Supreme Court will decide how far presidents can go alone

By: Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth, The Conversation

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Published: November 3, 2025

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Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

By Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth

On Nov. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most consequential trade cases in decades. The justices will decide whether a president can rely on a Cold War–era emergency law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, to impose sweeping import duties on a vast share of what the United States buys from abroad.

At stake is more than the scope of presidential power. The …

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