US supreme court grills Trump administration over legality of tariffs

Justices express skepticism over the law Trump used to impose steep duties on nearly every US trading partnerUS politics – live updatesThe Trump administration faced tough questions at the US supreme court over the legality of its sweeping global tariff regime, as justices expressed skepticism over the law it used to slap steep duties on almost every US trading partner.Justices started to hear oral arguments this morning on tariffs at the heart of the president’s policy platform, a crucial legal test of his controversial economic strategy – and power. Continue reading...