Supreme Court Changes the Rules for Upcoming Cases

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to extend the total time for oral arguments in the cases against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, set for November 5.

In a statement issued Thursday, the court ordered that the cases Learning Resources, Inc., ET AL. V. Trump, President of U.S., ET AL. and Trump, President of U.S., ET AL. V. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., ET AL. will receive the extended time for oral arguments, with 40 minutes allotted to the Solicitor General and 20 minutes for each advocate on behalf of the private and state parties in the case.

The cases focus on the president’s power to impose sweeping tariffs in light of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which gives the president power to regulate imports during a national emergency, and the Trade Act of 1974, which grants the president the power to impose a temporary import surcharge – though only up to 15 percent for up to 150 days in order to address “fundamental international payments problems,” according to the SCOTUblog.

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