Inside Trade

October 6, 2025

Citing divergent claims, IEEPA plaintiffs ask Supreme Court to expand tariff hearing

By David LaRoss  / October 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
States, private companies and individuals challenging President Trump’s “emergency” tariffs are asking the Supreme Court to give each set of plaintiffs a chance to present their own arguments at a hotly anticipated Nov. 5 hearing, setting up what would be a complex, five-way proceeding if the justices grant every pending request. Splitting argument among the separate groups of plaintiffs “will ensure that the various interests are adequately represented before the Court. It will also ensure that the fundamentally important statutory...

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