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BREAKING: SUPREME COURT SETS FEB 20 FOR $133B DECISION — TRUMP'S TARIFF EMPIRE HANGS BY ONE VOTE

The Supreme Court is set to issue opinions on February 20, and court watchers believe that could be the day it finally drops its decision in the massive “tariff case,” a ruling that could force the U.S. government to refund roughly $133 billion—possibly closer to $200 billion once interest and continued collections are counted—or, alternatively, permanently expand presidential emergency power to reshape the economy without Congress. The dispute centers on Trump’s April 2, 2025 “Liberation Day” declaration using the 1977 IEEPA law to impose sweeping 10–50% tariffs on imports from virtually every major trading partner, a move multiple lower courts have ruled illegal on separation-of-powers grounds because tariffs function as taxes and the Constitution assigns that authority to Congress. The justices appear torn between avoiding economic chaos from retroactive invalidation and avoiding a precedent that lets any future president declare an “economic emergency” to bypass lawmakers, with the outcome potentially hinging on a single swing vote and the Chief Justice’s effort to build a broader coalition. Either way, the ruling is poised to become a defining flashpoint heading into the 2026 midterms, reshaping trade policy, executive authority, and the credibility of American constitutional limits.

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