The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear two consolidated legal cases challenging President Donald Trump‘s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs in November.
The high court issued a brief order granting the motion for the cases to be expedited, after the Justice Department requested the justices rule on the petition to take up the case at a quicker pace. The unsigned order said the Supreme Court will set arguments in the case for the first week of November.
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The Supreme Court decided to take up the case weeks after the full panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 7-4 that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to levy tariffs was unlawful. The Justice Department quickly appealed to the Supreme Court, which granted the petition to hear the case.
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The case is slated to be among the most high-profile legal disputes set for the start of the Supreme Court’s upcoming term, which begins in October. The high court’s ruling will significantly affect a signature part of Trump’s trade and broader economic agenda.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.