Kavanaugh’s Embarrassing Tariff Dissent (w/ Andrew Weissmann) | Illegal News
The BulwarkFebruary 21, 202655 min703,562 views
57 connections·40 entities in this video→Supreme Court's Tariff Ruling
- 🎯 The Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs in a 6-3 decision, asserting that Congress, not the president, holds the constitutional power to impose taxes and tariffs.
- 💡 The majority found that Congress had not clearly delegated this specific authority to the president through existing statutes.
- ✅ Notably, the 6-3 majority included two Trump appointees, Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch, alongside Chief Justice Roberts and the three liberal justices.
Kavanaugh's Controversial Dissent
- ⚠️ Justice Kavanaugh authored the main dissent, which was sharply criticized by Chief Justice Roberts for closely mirroring the government's brief and for inappropriately suggesting ways to circumvent the decision.
- 🧠 The dissent was seen by some as lacking judicial temperament and the depth expected of a Supreme Court justice.
Debate Over Judicial Methodology
- ⚖️ A key point of contention among the justices was the **
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