New Delhi: In a major blow to US President Donald Trump, the country’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that he overstepped his authority when imposing tariffs using a law that is reserved for a national emergency. The SC ruling came in a divided 6-3 and Trump’s tariff war on products entering the country was not permitted under a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
The ruling stated that Trump imposed those tariffs under a law which is used in national emergencies. The US Constitution gives the Congress, and not the president, the power to issue taxes and tariffs. However, Trump, according to the SC, exceeded his authority to use tariffs as a key economic and foreign policy tool.