The Supreme Court and Tariffs: A Chat with Conor Clarke

The Supreme Court and Tariffs: A Chat with Conor Clarke

February 9, 2026 · 40 min · Season 1 · Episode 170

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The episode discusses the Supreme Court case regarding President Trump’s tariffs with law professor Conor Clarke.

Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Scott chat with Conor Clarke, a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis, about the Supreme Court case challenging President Trump’s sweeping tariffs imposed by executive order. The key questions are whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act authorizes the types of tariffs President Trump has put in place, if it does, whether Congress can delegate tariff-setting power that broadly even if they want to. What will the Court decide?

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