Lawyer in SCOTUS case against Trump's tariffs says his clients want a refund [View all]
Source: NPR
Updated February 23, 2026 1:48 PM ET
Neal Katyal, one of the attorneys who argued on behalf of plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case against Trump's tariffs, told Morning Edition that his clients want a refund from the federal government.
"There's a pretty commonsense principle, which is if you've collected a bunch of money illegally and the court says it's illegal, then you've got to give it back," Katyal said. "It's not a finders keepers rule in this country. We have a system of justice."
Last week, the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's sweeping use of emergency powers to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
The 6-3 ruling is a major setback for the president's economic policy agenda. The next day, Trump announced in a social media post that he would raise global tariffs from 10% to 15% under a different law.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/23/nx-s1-5722862/neal-katyal-supreme-court-trump-tariffs-illegal
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