NonilexNov 3

Again & again since #Trump returned to the White House, #SCOTUS’ conservative majority has blessed his boundary-pushing policies….

But on Wednesday, the justices will consider for the first time whether to say “no” to Trump….

At issue is the legality of his…use of emergency powers to impose sweeping #tariffs on nearly every US trading partner. The outcome of the case could significantly affect the global #economy….

#law #AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power

The justices face a so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.

The New York Times
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Experts say the case is a tossup that poses difficult legal & political considerations for the justices, made all the more tense by Trump’s efforts to personalize the dispute.

#Trump had mused about attending the court’s argument this week, & has spoken repeatedly of the case’s importance to him. On Sunday, he said he decided against going to court, but stressed that he considered the stakes to be monumental.

#SCOTUS #law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #tariffs #economy

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The case “is one of the most important in the history of the country,” #Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “If a president was not able to quickly & nimbly use the power of tariffs, we would be defenseless, leading perhaps even to the ruination of our nation.” 🙄

Observers of #SCOTUS said the justices would be keenly aware that Trump would perceive a legal defeat as a personal blow.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #tariffs #economy

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Let's go with "Thar she blows."

Nov 3 at 5:35pmWeb