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2025-07-31 08:34:05
[Using emergency powers has become the norm, and Trump's move faces court review] According to the Wall Street Journal, since the start of his second term, US President Trump has declared in dozens of presidential documents that the United States is facing an emergency and requires him to take special actions that bypass normal government procedures. This strategy provides him with a path for unilateral action rather than the uncertain route of legislation through Congress. But these moves have triggered many lawsuits. On Thursday, Trump's practice of using tariffs to solve a series of business, political and diplomatic problems that he calls emergencies will be tried in a federal appeals court in Washington. The case is expected to eventually go to the Supreme Court; legal experts say that if Trump wins, he may ask for broad unilateral powers to regulate the economy. Samuel Bray, a law professor at the University of Chicago, said that almost all presidents are actively using executive power, but Trump "has gone further than other presidents in declaring a state of emergency."
