Toy Companies Ask Supreme Court to Take Up Challenge to Trump’s Tariffs

Two educational toy companies have asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, potentially teeing up an opportunity for the justices to decide whether he is encroaching on congressional authority. Learning Resources and Hand2Mind had both sued in the District of Columbia, while other companies sued in the Court of International Trade. So far, courts have temporarily halted rulings against Trump in those cases. In a petition on June 17, Learning Resources and Hand2Mind asked the court to review whether Trump properly invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. They and others have argued that the law doesn’t allow the president to implement tariffs....