The Supreme Court Will Settle Trump's Tariffs. But When? And How?

When it comes to Donald Trump and the law, nothing could be more on point than the recent saga over his tariffs: two losses, no concrete consequences (yet), chaos ahead. The only near certainty is that the Supreme Court will settle this, eventually. When and how they'll decide is anybody's guess — though we'll try, in a moment.

The first ruling came from the Court of International Trade. Don't be misled by the name: This is not some United Nations–like entity that makes pronouncements but lacks enforcement authority; this is a full-fledged, constitutionally authorized, statutorily created federal court that specializes in disputes over international trade ("Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises," as the Constitution puts it).