Trump says he has an “absolute right” to impose new tariffs after Supreme Court ruling against prior duties

First covered Sunday, March 15, 2026U.S. PoliticsWell-covered

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Trump said he has “the absolute right” to impose new tariffs after a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated many of the import duties he imposed last year.
Trump made the comments in posts on his social media platform Truth Social, where he criticized the Supreme Court’s decision.
The Supreme Court ruled in February that a law intended for national emergencies did not provide legal justification for many of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
Multiple outlets reported Trump argued the ruling could “potentially” give away trillions of dollars to foreign countries and companies he says have taken advantage of the United States.
Following the Supreme Court setback, Trump said he would proceed with tariffs “in another form,” indicating the administration would pursue other legal mechanisms.
Legal challenges are underway over Trump’s replacement tariff approach, with briefs filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking to strike down a 10% tariff imposed on most U.S. trading partners in February.

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What did the Supreme Court rule about Trump’s earlier tariffs?

In February, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration lacked sufficient legal justification to impose many of the tariffs under a national-emergency law (described as a law meant for national emergencies), and found many of the import duties imposed last year were unlawful Guardian,Anadolu Ajansı.

How is Trump saying he can still impose tariffs after the ruling?

Trump has argued that, despite the ruling against tariffs imposed under emergency powers, he can pursue tariffs through other legal mechanisms and has said tariffs will return “in another form” News18,theepochtimes.com.

Are Trump’s newer tariffs facing legal challenges too?

Yes. Reports say Democratic attorneys general and governors from 24 states and a libertarian group representing two small businesses have asked the U.S. Court of International Trade to strike down the 10% tariffs Trump imposed on most U.S. trading partners in February Yahoo,POLITICO.

Trump said he has “the absolute right” to impose new tariffs after a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated many of the import duties he imposed last year.
Trump made the comments in posts on his social media platform Truth Social, where he criticized the Supreme Court’s decision.
The Supreme Court ruled in February that a law intended for national emergencies did not provide legal justification for many of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
Multiple outlets reported Trump argued the ruling could “potentially” give away trillions of dollars to foreign countries and companies he says have taken advantage of the United States.
Following the Supreme Court setback, Trump said he would proceed with tariffs “in another form,” indicating the administration would pursue other legal mechanisms.
Legal challenges are underway over Trump’s replacement tariff approach, with briefs filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking to strike down a 10% tariff imposed on most U.S. trading partners in February.

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