Should a president have unchecked authority to impose tariffs on foreign nations? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the Court of International Trade’s unanimous ruling that President Trump exceeded his authority by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs.

Also on the Insider docket:

– Harvard University’s ongoing legal battle against the Trump administration over its efforts to ban international students from attending the school; and

– A federal judge’s ruling that struck down Trump’s executive order targeting Preet’s law firm, WilmerHale.

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

• V.O.S. Selections Inc. v. Trump, U.S. Court of International Trade, opinion, 5/28/25
• 50 U.S. Code § 1701 – Unusual and extraordinary threat; declaration of national emergency; exercise of Presidential authorities
• 50 U.S. Code § 1702 – Presidential authorities