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US Supreme Court strikes down most Trump tariffs

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On February 20, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled that US President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs on most US trade par...