Trump Keeps Pushing Legally Dubious Tariffs
Tariffs Trump Keeps Pushing Legally Dubious Tariffs The president's latest round of broad import taxes, like the previous two, treats his statutory authority as an afterthought. President Donald Trump illustrated that point once again last week, when he announced a third round of broad tariffs after his first two attempts were rejected by federal courts. Shortly after taking office last year, Trump claimed to have discovered a previously unnoticed delegation of tariff authority in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 law that does not mention import taxes and had never been used to impose them.
- ▪Tariffs Trump Keeps Pushing Legally Dubious Tariffs The president's latest round of broad import taxes, like the previous two, treats his statutory authority as an afterthought.
- ▪President Donald Trump illustrated that point once again last week, when he announced a third round of broad tariffs after his first two attempts were rejected by federal courts.
- ▪Shortly after taking office last year, Trump claimed to have discovered a previously unnoticed delegation of tariff authority in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 law that does not mention import taxes and had
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Tariffs Trump Keeps Pushing Legally Dubious Tariffs The president's latest round of broad import taxes, like the previous two, treats his statutory authority as an afterthought. Jacob Sullum | 7.29.2026 12:01 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/07/trump-tariffs-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="President Donald Trump strides by a stack of shipping containers" alt="President Donald Trump strides by a stack of shipping containers | Midjourney" /> (Midjourney) When you start with a predetermined policy and then go looking for a legal pretext to…
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