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Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs

In a 6 3 decision the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump lacked authority to impose sweeping global tariffs under emergency law The ruling voids key parts of the administration's trade agenda and could trigger up to 175 billion dollars in refunds

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175 billion dollars - Estimated potential tariff refunds to importers

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"I’m ashamed of certain members of the court" — President Donald Trump

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"What happened today with the two United States Supreme Court Justices that I appointed against great opposition, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, whether people like it or not, never seems to happen with Democrats. They vote against the Republicans, and never against themselves, almost every single time, no matter how good a case we…"