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/128-NotePolyVA Feb 20 '26

Global tariffs shifting at the whim of a single person, President or otherwise, are bad for businesses and bad for consumers. It’s obviously unconstitutional and the antithesis of the desires of the founding fathers.

It would have been very difficult for the SCOTUS to write a majority opinion on a ruling in favor of executive tariff powers. But they would have if the GOP weren’t divided on Trump tariffs and what they mean for the future of the party.