r/law • u/INCoctopus Competent Contributor • 1d ago

Court Decision/Filing ‘This unlawful impost must fall’: Conservative group sues Trump claiming tariffs are ‘unconstitutional exercise of legislative power’

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/this-unlawful-impost-must-fall-conservative-group-sues-trump-claiming-tariffs-are-unconstitutional-exercise-of-legislative-power/
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u/2ndtryagain 1d ago

However, the NCLA asserts that the emergency statute does not allow the president to usurp the legislative branch’s control of the country’s purse strings through the unilateral imposition of tariffs.

I wonder what their position is on the Whitehouse via DOGE illegally shutting down Congressionally funded agencies are? This Whitehouse completely ignores the Constitution.

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u/jdm1tch 1d ago

Their position is the standard conservative position of “rules for thee but not for me”