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5 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s tariff smackdown

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Merrill Matthews

Containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)


 

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling against President Trump’s use of tariffs revealed the best of the court — and the worst in Trump. The decision will have far-reaching implications. Here are five.

    1. The decision was a victory for the U.S. Constitution.
    2. The three dissenting conservative justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh — got it wrong for all the wrong reasons.
    3. The challenge of returning the tariffs collected under the law was not a justification for supporting the administration’s actions.
    4. Trump’s press conference in response to the ruling was an embarrassment for him, not for the six justices who ruled against him.
    5. Trump quickly imposed 10 percent tariffs across the board under a different law, referred to as Section 122, and then raised them to 15 percent.

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