Early Returns Podcast - Shadow Docket Showdown: Trump Litigation, Judicial Tensions, and the Supreme Court's Emergency Powers
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 162: Listen and Learn -- Federal and State Powers (Con Law)
The Supreme Court of the United States has invalidated the sweeping reciprocal tariff regime enacted by the Trump Administration last year, purportedly pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. §§...more
On February 24, 2026, the full United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (consisting of 11 judges sitting en banc) heard oral argument in National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought (No. 25-5091), a case...more
Will Evans on the landmark ruling that limits the president’s emergency economic powers — but leaves plenty of uncertainty ahead....more
Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump is, on its face, a statutory interpretation case about whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorizes the President to impose tariffs. But the opinion also became...more
On February 20, 2026, in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, the Supreme Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the president to impose tariffs. In a 6-3 decision written by...more
IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs. In Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, the Supreme Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize...more
On Friday, February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a large swath of the tariffs implemented by President Trump. In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, the Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his executive...more
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration’s “reciprocal” global tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), concluding that the President exceeded...more
The US Supreme Court Decided That IEEPA Does Not Authorize Tariffs - On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court affirmed a federal circuit court’s holding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does...more
The White House acted swiftly as promised following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down tariffs implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). The President signed a new Executive...more
In a blow to the Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the United States Supreme Court held that the statute does not authorize the President to unilaterally impose tariffs....more
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision holding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not grant the U.S. president authority to impose tariffs. In practical terms, the court...more
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, holding that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”)...more
On Friday, the US Supreme Court finally delivered its long-awaited ruling, holding that President Trump’s 2025 IEEPA tariffs were unconstitutional and not authorized by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)....more
On February 20, 2026, in a significant decision limiting presidential trade powers, the U.S. Supreme Court held – by a 6–3 majority – that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the...more
The ruling has immediate and far-reaching consequences for businesses that import goods into the United States, those that have already paid billions of dollars in IEEPA-based tariffs, and those operating under recently...more
The client alert below outlines the key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the IEEPA tariffs. ...more
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision: Learning Resources, Inc, v. Trump, No. 24-1287: This case addresses whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA")...more
This alert has been updated to reflect the latest developments as of February 21, 2026. On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court held, in a 6-3 decision issued by Chief Justice Roberts, that the tariffs President Trump...more
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 majority opinion in two related cases that struck down several of President Trump’s signature tariff actions during his second term that cited the International...more
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision on the legality of President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs, in which it held that “IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.” Learning...more
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision holding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs....more
In a 6-3 ruling with significant implications for U.S. trade policy, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. The President...more
In a significant ruling on executive power, the Supreme Court has held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. This decision strikes down tariffs that...more
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court struck down the sweeping tariff regime the Trump administration imposed last year under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Enacted in 1977, IEEPA grants the...more