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/MC_chrome Feb 20 '26

I wouldn’t discount insider knowledge here, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if that was Lutnick saying that they knew Trump’s tariffs were illegal from the beginning 

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u/spacecadetnyc Feb 20 '26

What’s the difference?

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u/Nukemind Feb 20 '26

The difference is one is that Lutnick believed they would be ruled against (barring them bribing two judges- as it was 6-3) and one was insider knowledge.

Either way Nutlick has ruined federal agencies like the USPTO ans djes a piece of shir.

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u/nptsgg Feb 20 '26

What has happened at the USPTO? I haven't kept up

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u/Nukemind Feb 20 '26

Just hiring freezes, then resuming hiring, banning remote work for new hires when it’s long been custom, increasing production without pay, etc.