Supremes need phony emergency doctrine, Trump tariffs case shows

In its decision rejecting President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs, the US Supreme Court reined in a particularly glaring abuse of presidential emergency powers. One thing it didn’t do is question whether an actual emergency existed. Courts have always deferred to presidents’ assessments of what constitutes an emergency. So engrained is this deference, plaintiffs often don’t […]The post Supremes need phony emergency doctrine, Trump tariffs case shows appeared first on Asia Times.

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