President Donald Trump鈥檚 in a 6-3 decision on Friday, handing him a stinging loss on an issue .
Furious about the defeat, the president for striking down much of his sweeping tariff infrastructure as an illegal use of emergency power. Trump said he was 鈥渁bsolutely ashamed鈥� of justices who voted to strike down his tariffs and called the ruling 鈥渄eeply disappointing.鈥�
The president said on social media Friday night that he signed an executive order enabling him to bypass Congress and impose a 10% tax on imports from around the world. would come under a law that restricts them to 150 days.
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Nevada treasurer requests $2.1 billion from federal government to recoup tariff costs
Nevada Treasurer Zach Conine submitted a payment request to the federal government for $2.1 billion to recoup the amount he says Nevadans have been overcharged through tariffs, his office announced Friday.
鈥淭hanks to the work of Attorney General Ford and the coalition of 11 other states who filed suit, we can now hold this administration accountable for its actions,鈥� Conine said in a statement. 鈥淎s Nevada鈥檚 chief investment officer, I have a responsibility to try to recoup every single dollar that the Trump Administration takes from Nevada families.鈥�
Trump says he signed 10% global tariff
The president said on social media Friday night that he signedan executive order enabling him to bypass Congress and impose a 10% tax on imports from around the world.
鈥淚t is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all Countries, which will be effective almost immediately,鈥� Trump said on Truth Social.
Sen. Murkowski calls Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling a reminder of limits on presidential power
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican who has at times been at odds with Trump, in a social media post called the court鈥檚 tariff ruling 鈥渁 clear rebuke and a firm reminder that presidential power is not unlimited.鈥�
鈥淭he Constitution explicitly grants Congress authority to regulate trade and impose tariffs, and even if Congress fails to do that, executive actions must be clearly based in law,鈥� she said. 鈥淭his is a good ruling 鈥� and a good day 鈥� for the separation of powers and the balance of power in our republic.鈥�
Farmers beg Trump to pursue a different path
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says farmers understand Trump鈥檚 efforts to use tariffs 鈥渢o create a more level playing field for U.S. goods, U.S. workers and the U.S. economy鈥� but urged the administration to seek another way.
鈥淯nfortunately, trade disruptions and declining prices for agricultural goods created additional hardships for farmers who came into 2025 already dealing with crippling inflation and declining farm prices,鈥� Duvall said in a statement.
He added, 鈥淲ith supply costs already at or near record highs, we strongly encourage the president to avoid using any other available authorities to impose tariffs on agricultural inputs that would further increase costs.鈥�
Court ruling adds uncertainty and confusion, but economic ties with ASEAN remain strong, says business group
The head of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council on Friday said the ruling adds 鈥渦ncertainty and confusion鈥� but it is not a deal breaker for U.S.-ASEAN economic ties.
鈥淎t the end of the day, Southeast Asian leaders are deeply pragmatic; they recognize the scale of the U.S. market and the quality and staying power of U.S. investments,鈥� said Brian McFeeters, president and CEO of the business council.
He said the broader trajectory remains 鈥渇irmly intact.鈥� ASEAN is a grouping of ten governments in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia, Malaysia and Cambodia have reached trade agreements with the Trump administration.
Tennessee Soybean Association urges Trump to not impose more tariffs
The Tennessee Soybean Association, a state chapter of the national association, called on Trump to avoid using other authority to impose tariffs on agricultural products.
鈥淲e recognize and respect the complex geopolitical issues the Trump Administration is navigating around the globe; however, agricultural inputs like crop protection chemicals, farm equipment, seeds, and fuel are vital to our soybean growers here in Tennessee,鈥� Jay Yeargin, president of the Tennessee Soybean Association, said in a statement. 鈥淲ith the economic crisis farmers are facing right now, there is little room for higher input costs, especially if we wish to compete in the global market.鈥�
Illinois governor demands refund, sends invoice marked 鈥楶ast Due鈥擠elinquent鈥�
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is demanding a refund. The Democrat鈥檚 gubernatorial campaign on Friday released a letter addressed to Trump 鈥� with an attached invoice for $8.68 billion 鈥� following the Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling on tariffs.
鈥淵our tariff taxes wreaked havoc on farmers, enraged our allies and sent grocery prices through the roof,鈥� wrote Pritzker, who鈥檚 eyed as a 2028 presidential contender and has repeatedly sparred with the president. 鈥淭his morning, your hand-picked Supreme Court justices notified you that they are also unconstitutional.鈥�
The invoice, marked 鈥淧ast Due鈥擠elinquent,鈥� sets the tariffs鈥� cost at $1,700 for each of the state鈥檚 5.11 million households, a total of $8,679,261,600.
Pritzker says failure to pay will elicit 鈥渇urther action.鈥�
Reaction from Europe focuses on renewed upheaval, confusion
The initial reaction from Europe focused on renewed upheaval and confusion regarding costs facing businesses exporting to the US.
The European Commission had reached a deal with the Trump administration capping tariffs on European imports at 15%. The deal gave businesses certainty that helped them plan, a factor credited with helping the 21 countries that use the euro currency skirt a recession last year.
鈥淯ncertainty remains high for German enterprises doing business in the US,鈥� said the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 鈥淏ecause there are other instruments for trade limitations in the hands of the US administration that German companies must prepare themselves for.鈥�
Trump could resort to laws permitting more targeted tariffs that could hit pharmaceuticals, chemicals and auto parts, said Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro at ING bank: 鈥淓urope should not be mistaken, this ruling will not bring relief. … The legal authority may be different, but the economic impact could be identical or worse.鈥�
Brazil celebrates US Supreme Court鈥檚 decision
Brazil will continue trade negotiations with the United States regardless.
The South American nation鈥檚 leading negotiator on the topic, Vice President and Industry Minister Geraldo Alckmin, told journalists in Brasilia on Friday that the ruling 鈥渟trengthens the trade negotiations between his country and the U.S.,鈥� but added the two 鈥渨ill carry on with their dialogue鈥� on the tariffs.
鈥淭he 10% (tariffs imposed later) are for all. We don鈥檛 lose competitiveness if it is 10% for all. What was happening was Brazil getting a 40% tariff that no one else had,鈥� the Brazilian said. Alckmin added Brazil鈥檚 President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva and Trump are expected to further discuss trade during a meeting sometime in March.
Michigan business owner says prices will have to be raised
Linda Schlesinger-Wagner, owner of Birmingham, Michigan-based skinnytees, didn鈥檛 get overly excited after initially hearing about the Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling.
鈥淗e鈥檒l find some way to get around this,鈥� Schlesinger-Wagner said.
Schlesinger-Wagner estimates that the tariffs, so far, have cost her women鈥檚 apparel business about a $1 million. She says 100% of her garments come from China.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what I鈥檓 going to do,鈥� she said Friday afternoon. 鈥淚 never raised my prices. Now, with another 10% I鈥檓 going to be forced to.鈥�
The tariffs have 鈥渁ffected every business I know because everybody gets something from somewhere,鈥� Schlesinger-Wagner added. 鈥淲e鈥檙e supposed to be global unity. He鈥檚 just alienating everyone from us.鈥�
Argentina鈥檚 VP says the Supreme Court decision is a blow to production policies
In Argentina, a key South American ally of the Trump administration, Vice President Victoria Villarruel characterized the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 decision as 鈥渁 blow to production policies and business establishment.鈥�
While serving as acting President during Javier Milei鈥檚 trip to the inaugural in Washington, Villarruel argued on X that 鈥渢he total and unrestricted opening of imports only favors dependence on China.鈥�
She warned that such policies would deepen 鈥渆conomic and social emergencies.鈥�
The Vice President framed the conflict as a choice between 鈥淣ationalism or Globalism.鈥�
Steelmakers鈥� groups say key tariff is unaffected by court ruling
Steelmaking industry groups say the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision on Friday didn鈥檛 affect tariffs on steel imports put in place under national security provisions.
The tariffs on foreign steel were enforced under a law that grants the president broad authority to address threats to U.S. national security, Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute, said in a statement.
The Steel Manufacturers Association鈥檚 president, Philip Bell, said the Supreme Court decision doesn鈥檛 undo the steel tariff that 鈥渋s revitalizing the American steel industry, strengthened our national security, and fueled the creation of high-quality American jobs.鈥�
Mexico鈥檚 economy secretary on tariffs: 鈥業 don鈥檛 know how it will end鈥�
Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, speaking at a public event in parallel with Trump鈥檚 comments, was cautious about the effects of the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how it will end,鈥� he said, adding: 鈥淚n the case of Mexico, only some of the tariff measures have to do with that legal provision, others do not.鈥�
However, he said that Mexico鈥檚 government still plans to move forward this year depending on the 鈥渟trength of trade between the two countries,鈥� and recalled that just a year ago, Mexico was facing a 25% tariff on all its exports, 鈥渁nd today, as you can see, most of my exports do not have those burdens.鈥�
It remains unclear what Trump鈥檚 announcement of 10% generalized tariffs will mean for Mexico鈥檚 economy, but it鈥檚 among the countries that could be hit the hardest as the U.S. and Mexican economies are inextricably intertwined from decades of free trade.
Ebrard and other officials have been locked in negotiations with the Trump administration for months in an effort to offset wider tariffs.
Bessent says he was 鈥榓 little surprised鈥� by the decision
鈥淚 was a little surprised because I was in the Supreme Court hearing,鈥� Bessent said when asked about his reaction to the SCOTUS decision at the Economic Club of Dallas, Friday. 鈥淚 think what we saw was just a very narrowing of the definition of the president鈥檚 ability to use IEPPA powers.鈥�
He added, 鈥渢he look forward 鈥� no one should expect that tariff revenue will go down.鈥�
鈥淭he total amount of revenue that Treasury will collect this year will be little changed鈥�
Bessent says alternative tariff plan will lead to 鈥榲irtually unchanged tariff revenue鈥� in 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Supreme Court 鈥渄id not rule against President Trump鈥檚 tariffs,鈥� rather 鈥淪ix Justices simply ruled that IEEPA authorities cannot be used to raise even one dollar of revenue.鈥�
In a prepared speech to the Economic Club of Dallas delivered Friday afternoon, Bessent says the Trump administration 鈥渨ill invoke alternative legal authorities to replace the IEEPA tariffs.鈥�
鈥淭reasury鈥檚 estimates show that the use of Section 122 authority, combined with potentially enhanced Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs will result in virtually unchanged tariff revenue in 2026,鈥� he says.
Trump wraps up news briefing after more than 40 minutes
The president wrapped on a positive note, saying that with the ruling, 鈥済reat certainty has been brought back to the economy of the United States and actually the economy of the world.鈥�
He repeated one of his favorite lines, saying that the U.S. is 鈥渢he hottest country in the world,鈥� and added: 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to keep it that way.鈥�
Trump 鈥榗ouldn鈥檛 care less鈥� if justices who opposed his tariffs attend State of the Union address
Trump said the justices who voted in the majority against his tariffs are still 鈥渂arely鈥� invited to Tuesday鈥檚 State of the Union address.
But he added that 鈥渉onestly I couldn鈥檛 care less if they come, OK?鈥�
The president gives the State of the Union before a joint session of Congress.
But the chief executive doesn鈥檛 issue invitations to the speech, aside from his own special guests.
The House speaker actually invites the president to give the address in the first place, and while there is always reserved seating for members of the court, Chief Justice John Roberts has previously said it鈥檚 up to individual justices if they want to attend.
Trump: Gorsuch, Barrett鈥檚 families should be embarrassed
The president is clearly fuming at two of the justices he nominated in his first term who sided against his tariff policy.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 an embarrassment to their families, if you want to know the truth. The two of them,鈥� Trump said of Gorsuch and Barrett.
He said, 鈥渢heir decision was terrible.鈥�
Still, he declined to say whether he regretted nominating them.
Trump says his reading prowess is above reproach
鈥淚 read very well. Great comprehension,鈥� Trump said.
The president said that, when it came to the tariffs case, 鈥淚 read everything there is to read. And I said, 鈥楥an鈥檛 lose this case.鈥欌��
But the Supreme Court did in fact rule against Trump鈥檚 sweeping tariff policy 鈥� an outcome Trump suggested was only possible because 鈥渏udges want to be political, they want to be politically correct.鈥�
Italian winemakers remain skeptical despite Supreme Court ruling
Italian winemakers greeted the decision with skepticism, warning that the ruling 鈥渕ay ultimately deepen uncertainty rather than deliver immediate relief to transatlantic trade.鈥�
The U.S. is Italy鈥檚 largest wine market, with sales having tripled in value over the past 20 years. In 2024, shipments to the U.S. reached a value of 鈧�1.93 billion, accounting for 24% of Italy鈥檚 total global wine exports, according to Unione italiana vini, or UIV, which represents more than 800 winemakers.
New tariffs on the EU, which the Trump administration initially threatened would be 200%, had sent fear throughout the industry, which remained even after the U.S. reduced, delayed and negotiated down.
鈥淧aradoxically, the wine industry cannot welcome the Court鈥檚 decision as a clear victory,鈥� said Lamberto Frescobaldi, president of the UIV trade association.
鈥淭here is a more than likely risk that tariffs will be reimposed through alternative legal channels, compounded by the uncertainty this ruling may generate in commercial relations between Europe and the United States.鈥�
Trump is offering mixed messages about the importance of the tariffs the court struck down
For months, the president has warned that if these tariffs were struck down, it would be a 鈥渄isaster鈥� for the country and it 鈥渨ould literally destroy the United States of America.鈥�
But as he faced questions about the ruling, Trump repeatedly projected a sunny future for the U.S. and dismissed the idea that the country would face ruin.
He said the ruling gave 鈥渃ertainty鈥� and said 鈥淚 think you鈥檙e going to see the country get much stronger because of it.鈥�
Trump also said the alternative paths he will pursue to try to impose tariffs, while a much more drawn out process, will 鈥済et us more money. And I think it鈥檚 going to be great.鈥�
Trump dismisses Congress鈥� role in tariffs
Despite the rebuke from the Supreme Court, the president is scoffing at the need to get Congress involved in enacting tariff policy.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 have to,鈥� Trump said when asked why wouldn鈥檛 he just work with lawmakers on tariffs. 鈥淚 have the right to do tariffs, and I鈥檝e always had the right to do tariffs.鈥�
The majority ruled that Congress has the power to write tax policy, which includes tariffs.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune calls on White House to work with Congress on tariff policies
鈥淭ariffs can be an important and effective tool to address unfair trade practices and help level the playing field with foreign competitors,鈥� the Senate Republican leader wrote on social media.
The South Dakota Republican added: 鈥淪enate Republicans will continue working with the administration and our colleagues in the House to advance our shared goal to strengthen rural America, including South Dakota鈥檚 farm and ranch communities, and the broader U.S. economy.鈥�
Trump to impose new tariff, but it鈥檚 temporary
On the heels of his Supreme Court defeat, the president says he鈥檒l sign an executive order that would impose a 10% global tariff under federal law known as Section 122.
The catch is that those tariffs would be limited to just 150 days, unless they are extended legislatively.
The president also said he is exploring other tariffs through other avenues, such as Section 232, which would require an investigation through the Commerce Department.
Trump says he has 鈥榞reat alternatives鈥� to tariffs the high court opposed
Trump says 鈥渙ther alternatives will now be used to replace鈥� his sweeping tariffs that the Supreme Court rejected.
鈥淲e have alternatives. Great alternatives,鈥� Trump said.
He said the ruling opened the door to allow him to go in 鈥減robably a direction that I should have gone in the first time.鈥�
Trump also suggested the ruling may not 鈥渟ubstantially constrain鈥� tariffs going forward and mentioned using the Trade Expansion Act and other past laws, including the Tariff Act of 1930 going forward.
He said those alternatives would simple mean a 鈥渓ittle bit longer鈥� process.
Trump also scoffed at his ability to order full economic embargoes against countries, but not raise tariffs.
鈥淗ow ridiculous is that?鈥� he asked.
Trump calls GOP-appointed justices who supported tariff ruling 鈥榝ools and lapdogs鈥�
By name Trump thanked Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh 鈥渇or their strength and wisdom and love of our country鈥� in dissenting from the majority to uphold his tariff policies.
And of the more liberal justices who opposed him, Trump said 鈥測ou can鈥檛 knock their loyalty,鈥� even though he disagrees with their views.
But of more conservatives justices who voted to knock down his tariffs 鈥� Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch 鈥� Trump said, 鈥渢hey鈥檙e just being fools and lapdogs for the RINOs and radical left Democrats.鈥�
Without naming them, Trump referred to the jurists by their action as 鈥渧ery unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution.鈥�
Trump says he will rely on other laws to continue his tariffs
The president cited other sections of federal law that give him clearer power to impose tariffs, though those methods involve a more complex and bureaucratic process to impose the taxes on imports instead of the way Trump was quickly firing them off.
鈥淭heir decision is incorrect. But it doesn鈥檛 matter because we have very powerful alternatives,鈥� Trump said.
He called it, 鈥渁 little bit longer process,鈥� and said his first attempt to impose tariffs was to try to 鈥渕ake things simple. But they didn鈥檛 let us do that.
Which of Trump鈥檚 tariffs are being struck down by the Supreme Court?
Friday鈥檚 decision that Trump imposed using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA. That includes the 鈥淟iberation Day鈥� tariffs the president slapped on nearly every country in the world last spring 鈥� as well as other IEEPA-based levies he imposed on Canada, Mexico and China. Trump also cited IEEPA to impose additional tariffs on Brazil over the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, and on India over its purchases of Russian oil.
Despite Friday鈥檚 ruling, other sweeping levies remain in place. Trump used another law 鈥� Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act 鈥� to slap sectoral tariffs on , , copper, lumber and products worldwide. And the president has to keep taxing imports aggressively.
Republican senators praise Supreme Court decision against Trump鈥檚 tariff policies, call for Congress to reassert role
鈥淎s a matter of policy, the empty merits of sweeping trade wars with America鈥檚 friends were evident long before today鈥檚 decision,鈥� Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in a statement. 鈥淏ut as a matter of Constitutional authority, there is now no room for doubt: the use of IEEPA to circumvent Congress in the imposition of tariffs 鈥� already without precedent 鈥� is also illegal.鈥�
鈥淚f the executive would like to enact trade policies that impact American producers and consumers, its path forward is crystal clear: convince their representatives under Article 1,鈥� said the former Republican Senate leader.
Other senators also chimed in approvingly after the court鈥檚 decision.
鈥淭oday鈥檚 Supreme Court ruling reaffirms that only Congress has the constitutional authority to impose tariffs, and the President can only do so under a clear and limited delegation of authority from Congress,鈥� Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine wrote on social media.
Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah declared 鈥渢hat the Founders鈥� system of checks and balances remains strong nearly 250 years later.鈥� But Curtis noted that the tariff saga may not be over.
鈥淪everal questions remain unanswered, including what happens to the revenue already collected and how the administration may use alternative authorities to impose tariffs,鈥� said Curtis.
National trade advocacy group applauds the ruling and urges the administration to refund tariff revenues
The National Foreign Trade Council applauded the court ruling and urged the Trump administration to refund tariff revenue and change its approach.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a relief to see the Supreme Court unequivocally decide that IEEPA did not provide the authority for the administration to impose more than $133 billion in tariffs on American businesses and consumers,鈥� said Jake Colvin, president of the council. 鈥淲e hope the administration will seize this opportunity to recalibrate its approach rather than rushing to replicate some or all of the tariffs through other means.鈥�
The council urged the administration to 鈥渋dentify a low-burden and automated administrative process to return tariff revenue to U.S. importers quickly and efficiently.鈥�
Trump calls ruling 鈥榙eeply disappointing鈥�
Trump told a news conference he鈥檚 鈥渁bsolutely ashamed鈥� of justices who voted to strike down his tariffs, calling the decision 鈥渄eeply disappointing.鈥�
It鈥檚 the first major piece of to come squarely before the nation鈥檚 highest court, which he helped shape with the appointments of three conservative jurists in his first term.
Trump called the majority decision 鈥渁 disgrace鈥� when he was notified during his morning meeting with several governors, according to someone with direct knowledge of the president鈥檚 reaction who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversation.
Trump was meeting privately with nearly two dozen governors from both parties when the decision was released. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Speaker Johnson says Congress and Trump to find path forward on tariffs in 鈥榗oming weeks鈥�
House Speaker Mike Johnson backed Trump鈥檚 use of tariffs in a post on social media after the Supreme Court ruling, saying they had 鈥渂rought in billions of dollars and created immense leverage for America鈥檚 trade strategy.鈥�
In the Supreme Court ruling, the majority found that it鈥檚 unconstitutional for the president to unilaterally set and change tariffs because taxation power clearly belongs to Congress.
鈥淐ongress and the Administration will determine the best path forward in the coming weeks,鈥� Johnson wrote on X.
Some GOP welcome the decision, but may back Trump on future tariffs
A GOP Congress member who voted to impeach Trump says the Supreme Court decision rightly takes back power from the executive branch on tariffs.
Washington Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse said in a statement that the ruling 鈥渞estores balance between the legislative and executive branches,鈥� adding that he鈥檚 committed to working with Trump on targeted tariffs 鈥渢o secure trade deals that put American farmers, businesses, and consumers first.鈥�
Washington state is home to the headquarters of Costco, one of the companies .
Newhouse is one of the two GOP representatives to vote to impeach Trump during his first term . Earlier this year, he welcomed the Trump administration鈥檚 move to effectively for immigrant farmworkers.
Newhouse announced that he is not seeking reelection.
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