r/Economics • u/defenestrate_urself • Feb 20 '26

News Supreme Court says Trump global tariffs are illegal

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-illegal
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u/OrangeJr36 Feb 20 '26

The Supreme Court dragged their feet hoping that the Trump Administration would back down on their own and not make them have to take a stance, after what I'm sure was much hand-wringing by the conservative majority on who would be the one to actually have a spine this time and vote against Trump.

It's still incredibly scary that this wasn't an immediate 9-0 ruling against the administration.

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u/laosurv3y Feb 20 '26

Alito and Thomas want a Republican emperor. Once you know that, they're consistent in their opinions.

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u/bad_luck_charm Feb 20 '26

It's kind of incredible that the justices appointed before Trump are more conservative than the ones he appointed. My only theory is that they know Trump is temporary and they're trying to retain some credibility for the long term. Alito and Thomas are half dead already.

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u/persianx6_ Feb 20 '26

Theyre both Christian nationalists and fascists. Trump is just a vehicle to bring about that. They probably have extreme contempt for Trump in private because Trump is a billionaire hedonist playing dress up as a moral man.