Supreme Court Draws a Line With Trump by Curbing Tariff Powers
TV crews set up cameras in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Feb. 20.
Photographer: Annabelle Gordon/BloombergPresident Donald Trump finally pushed the US Supreme Court too far.
With its rejection Friday of Trump’s claim of unbridled power to impose and remove tariffs, the court reasserted itself as a constitutional guardrail and laid out fresh limits on presidential authority. The decision follows a year in which the conservative-dominated court has largely accommodated Trump’s moves to transform the US government.