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The conservative-heavy court had largely given Trump everything he desired – until now, when two of his three nominees turned their back on him

Neal Katyal, son of Indian immigrants, led the legal team that successfully challenged President Trump's global tariffs. The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling affirmed that only Congress, not the President, holds the power to tax Americans, marking a significant victory for constitutional limits on executive authority.

Businesses face a new wave of uncertainty after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an emergency powers law and Trump vowed to work around the ruling to keep his tariffs in place

At the heart of the case was whether Trump could use emergency powers under a national-security law to impose broad tariffs on imports. The Supreme Court ruled that the statute did not authorise such sweeping action. It held that tariffs are essentially a form of taxation, and under the Constitution,…

Trump called justices ‘fools’ and ‘disgrace to the nation’ after their rebuke of his aggressive trade tactic – key US politics stories from 20 February 2026 at a glance

Critics are arguing that it violates the separation of church and state

Halligan resigned from the position last month after judges in the district continued to express skepticism regarding the legitimacy of her appointment

Existing duties and refund uncertainty temper industry impact

President’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ were overturned by the US Supreme Court

The order wiped out many of the Trump administration's tariffs, but Trump promised Friday to find other ways to restore them.

Claims against Wesley Dingus came from teen who had been staying at his residence and hid camera in bedroom