New York Post
By Samuel Chamberlain and Ryan King
Published Feb. 20, 2026
Updated Feb. 20, 2026, 12:38 p.m. ET
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump cannot use emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs on foreign imports — leaving the White House facing the prospect of paying back tens of billions of dollars to traders.
In a 6-3 vote, the justices found that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which Trump used to apply broad, across-the-board levies — including a 10% baseline rate and additional tariffs on America’s three biggest trading partners over the shipping of fentanyl to the US — does not authorize the imposition of duties.
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