Supremes need phony emergency doctrine, Trump tariffs case shows

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts authored the opinion of the court holding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act didn’t give President Donald Trump the power to impose tariffs. Photo: public domain In its decision rejecting President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs, the US Supreme Court reined in a particularly glaring abuse of presidential emergency […]

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Trump aides tried to block appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to US, reports say – US politics live

Senior figures said to have been skeptical over Keir Starmer’s appointment of ‘arrogant’ veteran politician, later sacked over connections to Jeffrey Epstein

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Chief justice John Roberts calls for end to ‘dangerous’ hostility toward judges

Roberts did not name Donald Trump, but US president has decried ‘corrupt judges’ who ruled against him

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Supreme court to consider Trump push to end protection status for Haitians and Syrians

Conservative-majority court sided with administration before and lifted protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

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Trump’s war in Iran marks the culmination of his imperial presidency

The path to this reckless war was paved by the collapse of accountability in Washington

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Trump officials kick off process to try to replace tariffs struck down by supreme court

Administration opens new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries

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Texas to execute man who killed his girlfriend and her eight-year-old son in 2013

Supreme court recently rejected Cedric Ricks’ claim that potential jurors in his trial were eliminated based on race

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How Donald Trump is pushing the Supreme Court to weaken federal judges

The Trump administration in the past year has raced to the Supreme Court with dozens of emergency requests to green-light policies impeded by lower-court judges.

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Courts have threatened to hold the Trump administration in contempt. It’s time to follow through

The administration has been accused of failing to comply with hundreds of orders. The courts must not be paper tigers

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