SCOTUS Hearing On IEEPA Tariffs: Key Takeaways And Next Steps

On November 5, 2025, the US Supreme Court heard consolidated oral arguments in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump and Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, the pair of high-profile cases challenging President Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose global tariffs, specifically the Reciprocal Tariffs and the Trafficking Tariffs. As these cases could significantly roll back the President's ability to impose sweeping global tariffs and affect the administration's ongoing trade negotiation positions, the importance of this ruling on the global trade landscape cannot be overstated. Additional background on the tariffs and legal challenges can be found in our previous blog post.