Source: Reason
by Damon Root
“Trump asserts that his trade policy is permitted by the terms of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which the president reads as granting him virtually unlimited power to impose tariffs. But if the Supreme Court concludes that IEEPA’s text — which does not mention tariffs — fails to provide clear authorization from Congress, then Trump’s tariffs must be ruled illegal under the major questions doctrine. The Trump administration seems worried about that outcome. So worried, in fact, that its brief attempts to rewrite the major questions doctrine in a way that shields the president from ever facing any of its negative judicial consequences.” (09/23/25)
https://reason.com/2025/09/23/trumps-latest-tariff-defense-asserts-uncheckable-executive-power/