US Supreme Court rules Trump's tariffs without legal basis

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The supreme court has ruled 6 to 3 that Trump's sweeping tariffs have no basis in law and are null and void. Writing for the majority opinion, chief Justice Roberts said that Trump must point to congressional authority granted to the presidency in order to impose tariffs "and he can't".

Trump has voiced his anger and begun to attack individual justices. He has also taken advantage of the trade act of 1974 to impose blanket 10% tariffs on the world. Those tariffs, however, are capped at 15% and have an expiration date at 150 days.

It remains to be seen what will happen to the 175 billion USD that was collected from tariffs, and the fate of this money will likely require years of litigation.

Trump is due to give his state of the union next week and the dismemberment of his key economic policy will likely be a central theme.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sc...urt-rules-legality-trumps-tariffs-2026-02-20/

 

[CMDreamer]

No surprise at all.

How many "legal" things has Trumpet done without having to reform/ignore the law beforehand?

 

[Xzi]

Hilarious because he could've gotten enough sycophantic republican congressmen on board at the beginning of this term to legally enact these stupid tariffs, but he wanted to rule entirely by decree instead. Now that everyone's experienced how damaging they are to small businesses and the economy in general, nobody's gonna help him pass them.

Oh, and in the press conference held in response to this ruling, he actually said, "I can destroy the country if I want." Fucking toddler.

 

[x65943]

Hilarious because he could've gotten enough sycophantic republican congressmen on board at the beginning of this term to legally enact these stupid tariffs, but he wanted to rule entirely by decree instead. Now that everyone's experienced how damaging they are to small businesses and the economy in general, nobody's gonna help him pass them.

Oh, and in the press conference held in response to this ruling, he actually said, "I can destroy the country if I want." Fucking toddler.

not sure it would have passed senate filibuster

I agree the house would have passed it - and maybe still would

 

[chrisrlink]

and now he's issuing a 10% blanket tarrif that only congress can knock down lets flush the orange turd already

 

[Xzi]

and now he's issuing a 10% blanket tarrif that only congress can knock down lets flush the orange turd already

Yeah that press conference is entirely impeachable on its own, enough of this seditious piece of shit. Enough pretending any of this is normal or even remotely acceptable behavior.

 

[gamefan5]

I'm laughing at the whole shit because it's not like we didn't tell Murica. But noooooooo.

Tariffs are there to get more money from the americans, NOT from the foreigners. It does make them harder to invest in the country but eventually, the costs are passed down to the consumers.

And also, because of that shitshow, with the massive record spending the GOP administration has done in 2025...

You guys are in a further deficit than prior Trump' second ascension in power.

Congratulations, MAGA, you played yourself. Those 10% of Tariffs passed down to the consumers (you) will not help you cover your deficit. But you will definitely enrich Trump further.

Gotta love it when common sense comes back to bite you.

 

[Taleweaver]

I have to admit I didn't see this one coming. That is: yes, it's illegal, and yes, the Supreme Court isn't suddenly "not stacked" anymore... But it's still a landslide ruling. Even the remaining democrats should have reconsidered (despite it being the right thing).

The us is essentially bankrupt right now. Well... More so than it was, but unlike the debt ceiling or other countries building off is debt, this one is a tangible one, and therefore a larger failing domino piece. Why? Because foreign companies only are about 4% of those tariffs. The largest chunk of those 175 billion is obtained from us companies, and therefore the us consumers. Illegally.
Some of those companies are already in law suits against this (i know of at least one involving the board game company stonemaier). More will follow, and for good reason.
These suits are expensive, and are on top of the refunding of lost revenue, so the government will have to eventually pay more than what it gained. But by the looks of it, it was already spent on extra ICE funding. So... Where is the money going to come from?
(what? No, not obligations. Again: other countries were already given enough impulses not to save the US economy an umpteenth time. Good guess, though)

 

[x65943]

I have to admit I didn't see this one coming. That is: yes, it's illegal, and yes, the Supreme Court isn't suddenly "not stacked" anymore... But it's still a landslide ruling. Even the remaining democrats should have reconsidered (despite it being the right thing).

The us is essentially bankrupt right now. Well... More so than it was, but unlike the debt ceiling or other countries building off is debt, this one is a tangible one, and therefore a larger failing domino piece. Why? Because foreign companies only are about 4% of those tariffs. The largest chunk of those 175 billion is obtained from us companies, and therefore the us consumers. Illegally.
Some of those companies are already in law suits against this (i know of at least one involving the board game company stonemaier). More will follow, and for good reason.
These suits are expensive, and are on top of the refunding of lost revenue, so the government will have to eventually pay more than what it gained. But by the looks of it, it was already spent on extra ICE funding. So... Where is the money going to come from?
(what? No, not obligations. Again: other countries were already given enough impulses not to save the US economy an umpteenth time. Good guess, though)

The entire world market is closely connected

Look at 2008/2009

If the US market goes down so does everyone

Beyond that, the US dollar is still the world reserve currency for now. If we pump out more dollars and cause worsened inflation - the cost is actually passed on to every other country in the world

In this sense devaluation of the US dollar can be thought of as a US tax

Don't get me wrong things aren't going well, but if the US goes bankrupt, it won't be going bankrupt alone

 

[Taleweaver]

Hilarious because he could've gotten enough sycophantic republican congressmen on board at the beginning of this term to legally enact these stupid tariffs, but he wanted to rule entirely by decree instead. Now that everyone's experienced how damaging they are to small businesses and the economy in general, nobody's gonna help him pass them.

Oh, and in the press conference held in response to this ruling, he actually said, "I can destroy the country if I want." Fucking toddler.

... Did he really say that?
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but it's still strange to hear him say his own agenda out loud.

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The entire world market is closely connected

Look at 2008/2009

If the US market goes down so does everyone

Beyond that, the US dollar is still the world reserve currency for now. If we pump out more dollars and cause worsened inflation - the cost is actually passed on to every other country in the world

In this sense devaluation of the US dollar can be thought of as a US tax

Don't get me wrong things aren't going well, but if the US goes bankrupt, it won't be going bankrupt alone

I'm very aware of that. And that's precisely the reason other countries are(attempting to) ditch us debt. It also explains why unlike regular crisii, investors DON'T resort to the(until now presume safe investment) dollar.

But if you want a2008 reference: this is about the same signal as the bankruptcy of Lehman brothers.

I don't say this to gloat. I tell it the way I think it is.

 

[lordofcombo]

The entire world market is closely connected

Look at 2008/2009

If the US market goes down so does everyone

Beyond that, the US dollar is still the world reserve currency for now. If we pump out more dollars and cause worsened inflation - the cost is actually passed on to every other country in the world

In this sense devaluation of the US dollar can be thought of as a US tax

Don't get me wrong things aren't going well, but if the US goes bankrupt, it won't be going bankrupt alone

Disagree,the domino effect is not that strong anymore,Europe,bricks,Africa and other south east asia learned to soften the fall because of orange pedo.

 

[MasterJ360]

Just Trump making it harder for ppl who want to import things, b/c our country doesn't make them.
Those tariffs had no basis in law and common sense.

 

[x65943]

... Did he really say that?
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but it's still strange to hear him say his own agenda out loud.

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I'm very aware of that. And that's precisely the reason other countries are(attempting to) ditch us debt. It also explains why unlike regular crisii, investors DON'T resort to the(until now presume safe investment) dollar.

But if you want a2008 reference: this is about the same signal as the bankruptcy of Lehman brothers.

I don't say this to gloat. I tell it the way I think it is.

We'll see what happens in November

The election could change a lot

Also btw, crisis is Latin 3rd declension and the plural is "crises"
The "i" endings are 2nd declension, for words that begin "us"

 

[Taleweaver]

We'll see what happens in November

The election could change a lot

Also btw, crisis is Latin 3rd declension and the plural is "crises"
The "i" endings are 2nd declension, for words that begin "us"

No offense, but... What is it with Americans a and their fetish on elections? November is easily 20 Trump tantrums away, if not more. Refusing to impeach now is going to cost you (democrats's "oh dear... We don't have the numbers so won't bother " attitude isn't much less disgusting than Republicans's "just praising the boss here " mentality ).

By november...
Trump will have sold nukes to his peace board buddies.
Fifa world cup will be played with exclusively us teams
Measles will be both a pandemic and a conspiracy by the far left
Alberta will be added to America despite opinion of Canada
The US will repeal all animals"lent out" to foreign zoos.
ICE will just arrest everyone who dares to have black skin
That arc de trump will have changed architects two times, so nobody is taking credit for the rubble or the wasted money
Planes will no longer be allowed in or out us air space "because far left has TDS"
New midterm election rules that seem random at first but"accidentally"favor Republicans.
The national archives will have moved permanently to Mar a lago.
Maxwell will be free and undercover in a witness program.
War with Iraq. Because why not?
The statue of liberty will get a gold coating.

Or similar shit. Trump isn't the only one who can get creative triggering everyone to his political left. But that's the sort of shit you'll get when "waiting for November"

But you're probably right on the word 'crises'. Couldn't be bothered to care

 

[x65943]

No offense, but... What is it with Americans a and their fetish on elections? November is easily 20 Trump tantrums away, if not more. Refusing to impeach now is going to cost you (democrats's "oh dear... We don't have the numbers so won't bother " attitude isn't much less disgusting than Republicans's "just praising the boss here " mentality ).

By november...
Trump will have sold nukes to his peace board buddies.
Fifa world cup will be played with exclusively us teams
Measles will be both a pandemic and a conspiracy by the far left
Alberta will be added to America despite opinion of Canada
The US will repeal all animals"lent out" to foreign zoos.
ICE will just arrest everyone who dares to have black skin
That arc de trump will have changed architects two times, so nobody is taking credit for the rubble or the wasted money
Planes will no longer be allowed in or out us air space "because far left has TDS"
New midterm election rules that seem random at first but"accidentally"favor Republicans.
The national archives will have moved permanently to Mar a lago.
Maxwell will be free and undercover in a witness program.
War with Iraq. Because why not?
The statue of liberty will get a gold coating.

Or similar shit. Trump isn't the only one who can get creative triggering everyone to his political left. But that's the sort of shit you'll get when "waiting for November"

But you're probably right on the word 'crises'. Couldn't be bothered to care

Impeachment is a vote

Democrats have actually attempted to impeach Trump twice already in his second term alone

But what does that do? They are a minority of the legislature and they lose those votes

Furthermore, as you may have seen, the speaker can choose to ignore motions or legislation as he sees fit

 

[gamefan5]

No offense, but... What is it with Americans a and their fetish on elections?

Don't you know?! Everything can be fixed with elections/midterms lmfao.

I mean, that's what happened with the South Koreans this week with Former president Yoon. They waited for the term to come to an end and then proceeded to vote him out and THEN arrested him.

That was sarcasm.

For abuse of power, leading an insurrection and invoking martial law back in December 2024, South Korea didn't wait a second to overrule it and arrest him.

On Feb 19 2026, he was sentenced to Life Imprisonment in the Seoul Detention Center. The other choice was Death Penalty.

They didn't waste a second when corruption reared its ugly head.

In here, well... you can see how easy it is to take advantage of the US justice system, because those in power are either complicit and/or don't have any balls or morals.

The cracks are slowly showing but by then, it'll be already too late.

 

[The Catboy]

No offense, but... What is it with Americans a and their fetish on elections?

Americans believe voting does something instead of accepting nothin ever happens

 

[x65943]

Americans believe voting does something instead of accepting nothin ever happens

Voting brought him into power and out of power once already

Don't spread the false notion that it's meaningless

 

[The Catboy]

Voting brought him into power and out of power once already

Don't spread the false notion that it's meaningless

I stand corrected, voting does one thing. However, it doesn’t make the system better nor the lives the people any better

 

[x65943]

I stand corrected, voting does one thing. However, it doesn’t make the system better nor the lives the people any better

It's a lot of young people thinking like that which allows older people to vote in bullshit year after year

If you don't think Biden was an improvement over Trump then perhaps you are just really really pro federal troops in cities