After the Trump administration’s punishing tariffs were invalidated, the president said he would impose new tariffs using a different authority. It’s been a whirlwind.
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners violated federal law. The ruling dealt a major blow to the administration’s economic agenda and left trade deals in limbo as world leaders tried to figure out their next steps.
Here’s what has happened since Friday:
The court’s 6-3 decision determined that Mr. Trump exceeded his authority in imposing the levies.
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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority that the 1970s emergency statute that Mr. Trump invoked to bypass Congress did not allow him to unilaterally impose the duties.
