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SCOTUS Update Nov. 5: Justices Signal Potential 6-3 Blow To Trump’s $800 Billion Import Global Tax Regime

Nov 6, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday, November 5, 2025, to strike down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports from China and 12 other nations, with several conservative justices joining liberals in questioning whether the administration overstepped its authority under a 1977 emergency powers law. In a rare consolidated hearing of Learning Resources, Inc.…
Biden’s Student Debt Plan Remains Blocked as Appeals Court Rules It Exceeds Authority

Feb 21, 2025

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling blocking President Joe Biden’s “SAVE” (Saving on a Valuable Education) student debt relief plan, stating the program likely exceeds the U.S. Education Department’s authority. In a 2-1 decision issued on February 18, 2025, the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s preliminary injunction against the plan,…

SCOTUS Update Nov. 5: Justices Signal Potential 6-3 Blow To Trump’s $800 Billion Import Global Tax Regime