America’s top court delivered a stinging rebuke to executive overreach on trade Friday, striking down tariffs imposed by President Trump under emergency pretexts in a 6-3 vote. Trade associations, legal advocates, and politicians praised the move as a congressional power win and a boon for strained enterprises.
Justices found the White House misused crisis-era authorities to tax imports from primary partners, rendering last year’s batch of levies void. The decision underscores limits on presidential trade unilateralism amid ongoing global tensions.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Neil Bradley rejoiced: ‘Excellent for business and buyers.’ He detailed the tariffs’ toll—escalated operational costs, fractured logistics networks—draining corporate margins and hiking retail prices nationwide.
Bradley advocated rapid restitution of seized duties and a policy reboot to ignite growth and trim family spending. We Pay Tariffs, speaking for SMEs, echoed the call for total, instant refunds, citing billions lost by members to baseless exactions.
Republican heavyweight Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky chimed in approvingly: ‘The false upsides of ally trade battles were obvious ages ago. Fake hurdles from D.C. just make domestic production and purchases pricier.’
From the Council on Foreign Relations, ex-official Edward Fishman noted a likely decline in tariffs as snap geoeconomic responses, preservable perhaps in formal negotiations.
Business watchdogs, however, sound alarms on volatility. Fears persist that workaround laws could resurrect the duties, prompting calls for legislative safeguards against future encroachments.