Task Force Leaders Issue Joint Statement After SCOTUS Rules Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs are Unlawful

“Over the past year, President Trump and his administration have engaged in brazen and whimsical executive overreach. Today, even Trump’s own appointees to the Supreme Court had no choice but to strike down Trump’s brazen executive overreach.”

Washington, D.C. — Today, Co-Chairs of the House Litigation Task Force, Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, issued a joint statement after the United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling holding that President Trump exceeded his authority in imposing sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The decision represents a rare rebuke from the nation’s highest court.

“The Supreme Court’s ruling is a vindication for millions of American people and businesses harmed by President Trump’s arbitrary tariff scheme and also a ringing affirmation of Congress’s legislative powers as the Article I branch of government. Democrats on the Litigation Task Force have made clear that we will work to counter and defeat every attempt to bypass Congress and usurp our rightful constitutional powers. We will stand up for working Americans everywhere and every day, especially people forced to bear the brunt of these chaotic, on-again, off-again tariffs. Over the past year, President Trump and his administration have engaged in brazen and whimsical executive overreach. Today, even Trump’s own appointees to the Supreme Court had no choice but to strike down Trump’s brazen executive overreach. This decision recognizes our power to defend the people and the Constitution,” said Neguse and Raskin.  

In October 2025, the Task Force led more than 200 lawmakers in filing a landmark bipartisan, bicameral amicus brief before the Supreme Court in the case. The Court’s ruling today lends credence to the arguments advanced by the amici curiae.

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