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Institute for Humane Studies

Supreme Court’s tariff decision still leaves a ‘mess’ for companies trying to grab refunds

Supreme Court’s tariff decision still leaves a ‘mess’ for companies trying to grab refunds

U.S. companies stung by President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs had hoped for relief when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February 2026 in their favor. But settling on a remedy – namely, rebate checks from the government – may be an even bigger headache. Fresh wrinkles are prompting businesses
Peter R. Crabb, Northwest Nazarene University, Institute for Humane Studies, Alison Graham Larson
Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority

Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority

Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, not the president. But most modern presidents and their legal counsel have asserted that Article 2 of the Constitution allows the president to use the military in certain situations without prior congressional approval – and have acted
Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology, Institute for Humane Studies