Thomas rips Supreme Court tariffs ruling, says majority 'errs' on Constitution

Supreme Court blocks President Donald Trump's tariffs in 6–3 ruling, finding the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize presidential duties during emergencies.

The court invalidated Trump's use of an emergency law to impose tariffs in a 6–3 decision Friday morning after weeks of Trump championing that the court should rule in his favor as part of his larger effort to boost the economy, jobs and bring down costs for Americans. Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito joined Justice Brett Kavanaugh in dissenting from the ruling, with Thomas also offering his own separate dissent. 

The majority of the court ruled Friday that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the president, even after declaring a national emergency, to impose tariffs — and that Congress did not speak clearly enough to transfer its tariff-and-tax power to the executive branch.