Emergency-powers tariffs exceeded IEEPA

2026-02-20

ruled unlawful
The Supreme Court held that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs, affirmed the Federal Circuit judgment in V.O.S. Selections, and vacated the Learning Resources judgment only because tariff challenges belong in the Court of International Trade.
- Supreme Court of the United States: Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 607 U.S. ___ (2026)Syllabus at 1-5; opinion at 22-26

Summary and current status

The Supreme Court rejected Trump's attempt to derive an open-ended tariff power from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Final Supreme Court judgment on IEEPA tariff authority.

People and organizations

Donald J. Trumpimposed tariffs without IEEPA authorization2025 IEEPA tariff program
ruled unlawful1 sourceCited claim 1

IEEPA tariff policy rejected1 policy
Calculation details
Basis
Observed
Population
The challenged IEEPA tariff policy resolved in Learning Resources and V.O.S. Selections
Period
2026-02-20 to 2026-02-20
As of
2026-02-20
Method
Count the challenged IEEPA tariff policy as one policy-level action after the Supreme Court held IEEPA does not authorize tariffs. Do not separately count countries, rates, implementing amendments, or the consolidated cases.
Uncertainty
Policy-level count, not the number of executive orders. Other statutory tariff authorities and subsequent tariff policies are excluded.