AdvertisementAt the time, the government argued that the rule gave Trump the right to impose tariffs on the basis of a national emergency, or in order to address major foreign policy concerns. “The Government and the principal dissent attempt to avoid the application of the major questions doctrine on several grounds. “The Government and the principal dissent attempt to avoid application of the major questions doctrine on several grounds. Later on Friday, Trump said explicitly that he intends to find other routes by which to impose tariffs. “The Supreme Court did not overrule tariffs; they merely overruled a particular use of IEEPA tariffs,” the president said at a press conference.

Source: Huffington Post February 20, 2026 15:13 UTC