The Supreme Court Already Ruled Trump's Tariffs Illegal. He's Using a 1930 Loophole Anyway.

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Somewhere in an American grocery store this month, a shopper reaches for a tomato, and nobody at the checkout can tell them if a 50% tariff just got added. Not because the information is hidden — because the Trump administration hasn't decided yet whether its own tariff applies to the produce aisle, six days before it takes effect. Here's the backstory: the Supreme Court ruled in February 2026 that the president lacked legal authority to impose sweeping tariffs under IEEPA — his primary trade weapon for the past two years. That's why Section 338, a law untouched for 96 years, suddenly became the tool of choice. It wasn't the first option. It's what was left after the Court took the first one away. Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes, and mushrooms make up billions in Canadian exports to the US — this channel already covered Leamington, Ontario's greenhouse tomato empire. The White House says covered goods lose their USMCA protection regardless of trade-agreement status — the first

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