#Via Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck10:07 AM · Feb 20, 2026
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#Via Steve Vladeck
@stevevladeck
10:07 AM · Feb 20, 2026"SCOTUS blocks Trump's tariffs.
A bit fractured on rationales, but basic bottom line is a 6-3 majority w/ Justices Thomas Alito & Kavanaugh dissenting.
Three of six justices in the majority (the Chief, Gorsuch, & Barrett) rely on the major questions doctrine; the other three (Sotomayor, Kagan, & Jackson) don't. So there's daylight as to why IEEPA doesn't authorize tariffs, but not *that* it doesn't.
[pdf link]
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_4gcj.pdf
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#Via Steve Vladeck
@stevevladeck
10:07 AM · Feb 20, 2026"SCOTUS blocks Trump's tariffs.
A bit fractured on rationales, but basic bottom line is a 6-3 majority w/ Justices Thomas Alito & Kavanaugh dissenting.
Three of six justices in the majority (the Chief, Gorsuch, & Barrett) rely on the major questions doctrine; the other three (Sotomayor, Kagan, & Jackson) don't. So there's daylight as to why IEEPA doesn't authorize tariffs, but not *that* it doesn't.
[pdf link]
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_4gcj.pdf
Also Kavanaugh came in with a 63-page dissent.
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Also Kavanaugh came in with a 63-page dissent.
@_L1vY_ of course he did.
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Also Kavanaugh came in with a 63-page dissent.
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Well, he's bought and paid for not to mention "bros-before-hos" bullshit.
No person... I mean _no_ person that breaks down in tears during their confirmation hearing deserves to be a Supreme Court Justice.
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Also Kavanaugh came in with a 63-page dissent.
#Via Jarrett Renshaw / JarrettRenshaw
Feb 20, 11:09 AM"COLOR: Trump was speaking to a room full of U.S. governors at the White House when he was handed a note from an aide informing him of the Supreme Court decision, a source tells me. Trump was visibly frustrated and told the crowd that he had to do something about the courts, the source said."
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#Via Jarrett Renshaw / JarrettRenshaw
Feb 20, 11:09 AM"COLOR: Trump was speaking to a room full of U.S. governors at the White House when he was handed a note from an aide informing him of the Supreme Court decision, a source tells me. Trump was visibly frustrated and told the crowd that he had to do something about the courts, the source said."
#Via Acyn / acyn
11:33 AM · Feb 20, 2026"CNN: Apparently the breakfast had been going well. Then Trump became enraged. He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts at one point saying: these f’ing courts."
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Also Kavanaugh came in with a 63-page dissent.
@_L1vY_ oh ok, he'll likely be exempt from sanctions/investigation then
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Also Kavanaugh came in with a 63-page dissent.
@_L1vY_ What can he say, he likes beer.
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#Via Acyn / acyn
11:33 AM · Feb 20, 2026"CNN: Apparently the breakfast had been going well. Then Trump became enraged. He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts at one point saying: these f’ing courts."
#Via George Pearkes / peark.es
12:01 PM · Feb 20, 2026"Get ready for some very normal stuff over lunch."
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#Via George Pearkes / peark.es
12:01 PM · Feb 20, 2026"Get ready for some very normal stuff over lunch."
#Via Karoline Leavitt / PressSec
02/20/2026 11:59:30"President Trump will hold a press briefing on the Supreme Court's tariff decision at 12:45PM ET"
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Well, he's bought and paid for not to mention "bros-before-hos" bullshit.
No person... I mean _no_ person that breaks down in tears during their confirmation hearing deserves to be a Supreme Court Justice.
@401matthall Awe he just needed a few beers
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@401matthall Awe he just needed a few beers
With his buddies Skippy and Muddy or whatever their stupid fucking names were.
Again... Every _single thing_ (I don't consider this hyperbole) he said during his confirmation should have been the reddest of flags but they fucking confirmed him anyway.
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Also Kavanaugh came in with a 63-page dissent.
@_L1vY_ that's the beer talking
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@_L1vY_ Maybe he'll point the alien weapons at the courts, ala Independence Day.
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@_L1vY_ What can he say, he likes beer.
@ColesStreetPothole @_L1vY_ I didn't read all the replies, you got here first. Justice Beer is on fire.
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With his buddies Skippy and Muddy or whatever their stupid fucking names were.
Again... Every _single thing_ (I don't consider this hyperbole) he said during his confirmation should have been the reddest of flags but they fucking confirmed him anyway.
I agree with all that, but not with the crying part
It would be nice if our political system gave space for people to be whole humans
I think his were crocodile tears though
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I agree with all that, but not with the crying part
It would be nice if our political system gave space for people to be whole humans
I think his were crocodile tears though
I hear you, and I'm not belittling anyone for having emotions or expressing them.
It's the context.
He cried for himself. He didn't cry for others who'd been wronged or treated unjustly.
If Amy Barrett had cried at her confirmation we'd have never heard the _end_ of it.
I think someone who's about to be one of nine trusted for the rest of their life to interpret the constitutionality of laws should be able to maintain some composure.
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#Via Mike / dumbmike
11:02 AM · Feb 20, 2026"BREAKING: Donald Trump has written a poem titled "My Darkness" and he will be reciting it from the Rose Garden at 1 PM Eastern Time."
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I hear you, and I'm not belittling anyone for having emotions or expressing them.
It's the context.
He cried for himself. He didn't cry for others who'd been wronged or treated unjustly.
If Amy Barrett had cried at her confirmation we'd have never heard the _end_ of it.
I think someone who's about to be one of nine trusted for the rest of their life to interpret the constitutionality of laws should be able to maintain some composure.
There's this idea in our society that emotions and rationality are opposed to each other. That if someone maintains their composure, they are more able to think rationally
I happen to believe the opposite is true. I think that open expression of emotions tends to make people more honest in the moment, and more able to think rationally about the issue than they otherwise would, later
Being able to put emotions aside and think is certainly an important skill, in crisis situations. But I would prefer that supreme court decisions be made by people who can think more deeply than that, and with their whole hearts, and with time to consider. Their decisions are rarely crisis moments
None of this is in favor of Kavanaugh. He is a joke, and never should have been nominated, let alone confirmed
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There's this idea in our society that emotions and rationality are opposed to each other. That if someone maintains their composure, they are more able to think rationally
I happen to believe the opposite is true. I think that open expression of emotions tends to make people more honest in the moment, and more able to think rationally about the issue than they otherwise would, later
Being able to put emotions aside and think is certainly an important skill, in crisis situations. But I would prefer that supreme court decisions be made by people who can think more deeply than that, and with their whole hearts, and with time to consider. Their decisions are rarely crisis moments
None of this is in favor of Kavanaugh. He is a joke, and never should have been nominated, let alone confirmed
Yeah, I very much respect your position. I'd have to really think about how I feel about it before I could offer a more meaningful response. (I just don't have the bandwidth today.)
But thanks for engaging with me about it!
