Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Likely Illegal Too
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Free Trade Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Likely Illegal Too The Section 301 tariffs announced on Thursday overstep the powers granted by Congress and likely run afoul of the major questions doctrine. Those new tariffs replace the so-called "global tariff" of 10 percent that Trump implemented in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling in February that struck down an earlier set of tariffs. That "global tariff" had been implemented under the auspices of a law that grants the president power to impose temporary tariffs that last no more than 150 days—in other words, that was always a stop-gap solution, and the tariffs announced Thursday are meant to be a more permanent arrangement.
- ▪Free Trade Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Likely Illegal Too The Section 301 tariffs announced on Thursday overstep the powers granted by Congress and likely run afoul of the major questions doctrine.
- ▪Those new tariffs replace the so-called "global tariff" of 10 percent that Trump implemented in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling in February that struck down an earlier set of tariffs.
- ▪That "global tariff" had been implemented under the auspices of a law that grants the president power to impose temporary tariffs that last no more than 150 days—in other words, that was always a stop-gap solution, and the tariffs announced
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- ▪ Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Likely Illegal too — RealClear Markets
- ▪ New Trump tariffs bring in less money than illegal tariffs — Axios
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Free Trade Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Likely Illegal Too The Section 301 tariffs announced on Thursday overstep the powers granted by Congress and likely run afoul of the major questions doctrine. Eric Boehm | 7.24.2026 12:50 PM 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-Tariff-7-24-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Donald Trump against a background showing a ship with shipping containers" alt="Donald Trump against a background showing a ship with shipping containers | Johnny Fidelin/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom/Envato" /> (Johnny…
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