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Home » Press Releases » Wisconsin Farmers Union: Supreme Court rules tariff powers belong to congress
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled 6–3 that President Donald Trump exceeded his constitutional authority when he used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping global tariffs. The Court reaffirmed that the power to levy tariffs rests with Congress. The tariffs disrupted agricultural trade, increased input costs, and created uncertainty for farmers wh...