February 24,2026 07:00:10 AM
It is important to recognise what the court has — and has not — done. The ruling narrows one pathway for executive tariff action; it does not eliminate tariff authority. Tariffs imposed under Section 232 on steel and aluminium and under Section 301 for unfair trade practices remain unaffected. The ruling also leaves open a Pandora’s box of non-tariff tools — embargoes, licensing requirements, and transaction bans — that can be used to curtail trade
Tue, Feb 24, 2026