Trump overstepped executive power by imposing tariffs, supreme court rules

Ruling is blow to Trump’s bold assertions of authority and topples key pillar of aggressive economic agendaUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump overstepped his authority by imposing most of his steep tariffs on global imports, the US supreme court ruled on Friday, toppling a key pillar of the president’s aggressive economic agenda.In a 6-3 ruling, the court decided that a 1977 law designed to address national emergencies did not provide the legal justification for most of the Trump administration’s tariffs on the world. Continue reading...