Overview
- The court said opinions in argued cases may be released when the justices take the bench at Friday's scheduled sitting.
- The tariffs were imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and applied to imports from individual countries including China, Canada and Mexico, a use lower courts said exceeded statutory authority.
- During Nov. 5 arguments, conservative and liberal justices alike questioned the legality of the policy.
- Trump has urged a favorable outcome, calling an adverse ruling a 'terrible blow' and defending tariffs as vital to finance and national security.
- Decisions also are pending on a challenge to Voting Rights Act Section 2 and to Colorado's conversion-therapy ban, with upcoming arguments Jan. 13 on transgender-athlete laws and Jan. 21 on Trump's bid to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook.