WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the customs duties proposed by President Trump as these are not the prerogative of the presidency, according to the Constitution, but of the national authority set. According to Cnn, the Court approved the judgment with six votes against three.
“The president claims the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose unlimited duties of amount, duration and scope,” wrote Supreme Court President John Roberts, who drafted the ruling.
“In the light of the breadth, history and constitutional context of this authority, he must identify a clear authorization from Congress to exercise it,” he continued.
TRUMP “E’ UNA VERGOGNA”
The rejection by the U.S. Supreme Court of duties imposed by the White House “is a shame, but I have a backup plan.” This is the first comment of President Donald Trump, according to the Cnn, to the judgment that states that decisions on customs duties are not the prerogative of the Presidency. The decision states that, according to the Constitution, these decisions are solely for the national authority concerned. The Court approved the judgment with six votes against three.
LE CONSEGUENZE DELLA SENTENZA
“The Court’s decision is likely to generate other serious practical consequences in the short term. A question will be about refunds. Repayments of billions of dollars would have significant consequences for the US Treasury.” Brett Kavanaugh, Judge of the Supreme Court, writes this in the motivations with his colleagues Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito opposed the rejection of the duties imposed by the Trump administration. Kavanaugh explains that “the return of the billions of dollars collected by importers will probably be a chaotic process.” At the same time, the judge points out that “the decision could not substantially limit the President’s ability to impose duties in the future. This is because many other federal laws authorize the President to impose duties and could justify most (if not all) of the duties in question in this case,” he adds.
CANCELLATI I DAZI EMERGENZIALI, RIMANGONO PER ACCIAIO, ALLUMINIO E AUTO
The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States concerns in particular the duties imposed by President Donald Trump through the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (Ieepa). This instrument was used by the administration in February 2025 to impose a 25% duty on most Canadian and Mexican imports and one 10% on most Chinese imports. Trump had justified the use of Iepa by declaring national emergencies in trade deficits with other countries and drug flows to the United States. The decision of the judges does not cancel all fees imposed by the Trump administration during last year. As pointed out by Time magazine, “the duties imposed under other laws, including the tariffs imposed by him on steel, aluminum, automobiles and other products justified by national safety checks under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, remain intact.”.
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