#SCOTUS "used the “major questions doctrine” to reject much of the Biden administration’s agenda, including its efforts to address climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic & student debt. The court’s commitment to the doctrine will be tested next week when it hears arguments about President Trump’s tariffs program.

"The doctrine requires Congress to use plain & direct language to authorize sweeping economic actions by the executive branch…"

#Tariffs #MajorQuestions

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/us/politics/trump-tariffs-supreme-courts-major-questions-doctrine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wk8.NQEY.sM8FeGickepO&smid=url-share

Will Trump’s Tariffs Survive Supreme Court’s ‘Major Questions’ Test?

The justices used the doctrine, a judicially created method of reading statutes, to thwart several major Biden programs.

The New York Times