In the months ahead, the US Supreme Court will pronounce on some truly important matters:
i. Trump tariffs: Is President Trump justified in using emergency powers to impose tariffs? Or is that the remit of the US Congress? If the Court rules against the Trump adminstration, the US government will have to return billions in tariffs imposed so far. Legal experts say the President has recourse to several statutes for imposing tariffs, so he will prevail even if the Court rules against him.
ii. Birthright citizenship: Does being born in the US confer citizenship automatically? The Trump administration says it doesn't apply to illegal immigrants nor children born of those temporarily visiting the US.
iii. Can Trump fire officials of the Federal Reserve?: Trump fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook on the ground that she had committed mortgage fraud without such fraud being proved in a court of law. A lower court judge blocked the order. The administration then sought to prevent Cook from attending office until the case was decided but the US Court of Appeals ruled against it. The Court has indicated that it is inclined to treat the Fed differently from other government agencies that enjoy autonomy.
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