Supreme Court ruling foreshadows future Trump conflicts: legal expert
Source: Alternet.org · Bias: Left
Summary
Legal analyst Dr. Tracy A. Pearson noted that Friday's historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could foreshadow other upcoming rulings in a similar vein. Chief Justice Roberts wrote in the ruling, "The president asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs of unlimited amount, duration, and scope. In light of the breadth, history, and constitutional context of that asserted authority, he must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it."Writing on BlueSky, the weekly guest on John Fugelsang's show, said of the ruling on President Donald Trump's tariffs that even the high court has its limits on how much hubris it will allow.Among the cases at risk with this ruling involve 13 states that are suing the federal government after Trump withheld funding allocated to them by congressional legislation.The U.S. Constitution gives the "power of the purse" to Congress. So, once those funds are passed by the House and the Senate and signed by a president, Trump foes say he can't rescind them. That has been a major issue in court, but hasn't yet reached the Supreme Court. Another such case concerns USAID funding, which Trump paused upon taking office in 2025. He then decided to withhold billions of dollars indefinitely. Arguments against the move center on USAID's establishment by Congress in 1961 and on the 2025 budget, which was funded by Congress and the president before Trump took office. The Supreme Court issued a partial administrative stay in September while the matter works its way through the lower courts.
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