This crucial procedural issue is now before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Its resolution will determine whether the tariffs are immediately suspended, or get to continue so long as the case is stil being litigated.
In a petty, public war of words, Trump threatens to cut off federal support to Musk's companies after the billionaire attacked his deficit-busting budget bill.
Italy is full of treasures from the ancient world, but its government is discouraging their discovery.
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In a 1978 appearance at Utah State University, the Nobel Prize–winning economist provided the perfect retort to those who blindly argue we should "build in America."
A new comprehensive review finds the negative effects of trade with China have been significantly exaggerated.
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Fusionism holds that virtue and liberty are mutually reinforcing, and that neither is possible in any lasting or meaningful way without the other.
The poll finds 55% approve and only 30% disapprove of the recent ruling against his IEEPA tariffs.
A leading conservative legal scholar explains why striking down Trump's IEEPA tariffs is vital to protecting the separation of powers.
That total will rise to about $3 trillion once the interest costs of more borrowing are included.
House members who discovered objectionable elements only after voting for the package nevertheless underline the unseemly haste of the legislative process.
As the prosecution rests in the OneTaste case, the defense lays out the free speech implications if the government succeeds.
The president treats legal constraints as inconveniences that can be overridden by executive fiat.
The issue has long polarized a city that is dominated by liberal and progressive politics and politicians, some of whom have confronted that good intentions do not equal good outcomes here.
Paul said he refuses to support "maintaining Biden spending levels," and Musk said the Trump-backed tax bill is "a disgusting abomination."
Probably yes, says Jed Rubenfeld; no, says Philip Zelikow.
Links to my writings about our case against Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs and related issues.
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Trump's trade war has created a carve-out bonanza for industries with political connections and big lobbying budgets.
The MAGA loyalty that Trump demands is anathema to everything that originalism is supposed to be about.
The real case for free trade is not "my enemies hate it" or "it's cheaper for me, personally" but "it makes the world richer, freer, and more peaceful."
Out-of-control housing costs helped Trump win the 2024 election. Is he about to make the problem worse?
The podcasts cover the case and its relationship to the more general problem of abuse of emergency powers.
DOGE says regulatory changes will save $29.4 billion, but that does not amount to a reduction in government outlays, the initiative's ostensible target.
Both are wins for free trade, but only one vindicates the separation of powers.
For both practical and constitutional reasons, this is the obvious way out of the chaos Trump's tariffs have created.
It explains how the ruling is a win for separation of powers and the rule of law.
Hawks in Washington often make it sound hard to end conflicts with other countries, but the United States and Syria are fixing relations overnight.
The Wall Street Journal, CBC, and Time published good articles on the story behind the case filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself.
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Some of the more informative interviews I have done about our win in the case against Trump's tariffs, in lawsuit filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself.
The decision by Judge Rudolph Contreras of the US District Court for the District Columbia holds IEEPA doesn't authorize the president to impose tariffs at all.
This is a standard order imposing a brief stay of the trial court ruling, while the parties litigate the issue of whether a longer stay should be imposed.
Reagan's budget chief warns that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could balloon the national debt to $60 trillion, risking a catastrophic bond market crisis.
No. One of the judges in Wednesday's unanimous ruling was a Trump appointee, and the ruling rested on important legal and constitutional principles.
If the Trump administration fails to implement real reform, Main Street taxpayers could once again be conscripted into subsidizing lucrative Wall Street deals.
The Court of International Trade just issued a decision striking down Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs and other IEEPA tariffs.
The Court of International Trade ruled that Trump's emergency economic powers do not include the authority to impose tariffs on nearly all imports.
Musk's opinion about the bill matters, since he is one of the few people in conservative politics who can get away with defying Trump.
I spoke along with my Cato colleague Walter Olson.
