Congress, the President, and Tariffs: Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump at the Supreme Court

About this episode

Professor Susan Morse discusses the legal challenges to President Trump's tariffs as the Supreme Court prepares to hear the cases.

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on November 5 in two cases involving challenges to President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs imposed pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Professor Susan Morse discusses the legal issues raised by the cases and how the Court may address them. Ultimately, Morse concludes, the safest (and perhaps most likely) path for the Court may be to decide the case as a matter of “ordinary” statutory construction without resorting to either the major questions doctrine or the nondelegation doctrine.

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Susan Morse

Topics covered

• tariffs
• Supreme Court
• legal issues
• statutory construction
• presidential powers

Keywords

• tariffs
• Supreme Court
• Donald Trump
• legal issues
• International Emergency Economic Powers Act

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supreme Court, Learning Resources, Inc., International Emergency Economic Powers Act

More episodes of Touro Law Review Podcast

• The Civil Rights History of New York Times v. Sullivan · April 30, 2026 · 42 min
• The Major Questions Doctrine, the Tariffs Case, and the Civil Service: A Conversation with Professor Peter M. Shane · April 21, 2026 · 1h 5m
• All Hail Hanna: Berk v. Choy and Choosing Between Federal and State Law · February 2, 2026 · 54 min
• The President's Removal Power: A Discussion with Professor Ilan Wurman · January 14, 2026 · 56 min
• Law in Literature: The Case of Hollow Spaces · October 10, 2025 · 47 min
• Drawing the Lines: Gerrymandering and Election Law · September 18, 2025 · 43 min