207 U.S. Senators and Representatives have filed a joint amicus brief with the Supreme Court asking that the Court strike down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. The brief argues that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the U.S. president to unilaterally declare new global tariffs, according to the Iowa Capital Dispatch.
The U.S. Constitution delegates the powers of tariffs to Congress, and a lower court has already ruled in favor of Congress against Trump’s tariffs. That ruling determined that Trump’s new trade policies violated the Constitution and overstepped executive authorities.
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The Supreme Court has recently overturned a number of key lower court decisions, however, consistently ruling in favor of President Trump’s expansive executive powers even in cases where legal experts had predicted otherwise.
Only one Republican, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, joined the more than 200 Democrats in filing the brief. Oral arguments on the case are set to begin next week.
