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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(133,582 posts)
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 03:26 PM 18 hrs ago

3 months after rapidly scheduled arguments, the Supreme Court has yet to decide on Trump's tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing over President Donald Trump's tariffs, a similarly rapid resolution seemed possible.

After all, Trump's lawyers told the court that speed was of the essence on an issue central to the Republican president's economic agenda. They pointed to a statement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warning that the “longer a final ruling is delayed, the greater the risk of economic disruption.”

But nearly three months have elapsed since arguments in the closely watched case, and the court isn't scheduled to meet in public for more than three weeks.

No one knows for sure what's going on among the nine justices, several of whom expressed skepticism about the tariffs' legality at arguments in November. But the timeline for deciding the case now looks more or less typical and could reflect the normal back-and-forth that occurs not just in the biggest cases but in almost all the disputes the justices hear.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/three-months-rapidly-scheduled-arguments-050919641.html

Thomas and Alito are doing mental gymnastics trying to justify Trump's ability to unilaterally implement tariffs.

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3 months after rapidly scheduled arguments, the Supreme Court has yet to decide on Trump's tariffs (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago OP
Probably allowing enough time for Trump to extort enough money so he doesn't expose secrets. chowder66 17 hrs ago #1
They are plugging different scenarios into johnnyfins 17 hrs ago #2
It's like a job negotiation bucolic_frolic 17 hrs ago #3
I've mentioned before here, that if they cannot rule for TSF, then they can bluestarone 17 hrs ago #4
You may be right Redleg 17 hrs ago #5
The Right Wingers are holding out for more brib...I mean tips Johnny2X2X 17 hrs ago #6
I do suspect that the further misuse of tariffs Frasier Balzov 17 hrs ago #7

johnnyfins

(3,516 posts)
2. They are plugging different scenarios into
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 03:31 PM
17 hrs ago

Grok and chatgpt. It will be an elegant AI solution. :/

bluestarone

(21,519 posts)
4. I've mentioned before here, that if they cannot rule for TSF, then they can
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 03:33 PM
17 hrs ago

STALL for TSF. That's the gameplan folks.

Redleg

(6,854 posts)
5. You may be right
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 03:36 PM
17 hrs ago

Or Alito and Thomas are still working on a theory of how Trump should be able to impose tariffs.

Johnny2X2X

(23,767 posts)
6. The Right Wingers are holding out for more brib...I mean tips
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 03:37 PM
17 hrs ago

They figure they can juice their donors for an extra 25%.

Frasier Balzov

(4,929 posts)
7. I do suspect that the further misuse of tariffs
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 04:18 PM
17 hrs ago

to extort European opponents of Trump's Greenland quest set back the publication of that opinion by weeks.

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