When the time came for the US Supreme Court to stand up and be counted, six of the justices answered the call.
Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, they ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump cannot ignore statutory and constitutional limits and simply grab power for himself. The guardrails have held, at least when it comes to Trump’s unprecedented claim that he could impose and lift tariffs basically on a whim.
The ruling directly challenges Trump on his signature issue and calls into question levies that the president claims are bringing in $900bn a year, a burden that economists say is falling heavily on American businesses and consumers.
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