These '3 major actions' from Trump are 'in jeopardy' — and 'destined for' SCOTUS

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts delivers remarks at The American Law Institute?s 2023 Annual Dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 23, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo

A core message among President Donald Trump's MAGA defenders is "promises made, promises kept." The argument is that not only is Trump making good on the promises of his 2024 campaign — he is also doing so at a rapid pace.

In an article published by Time on September 10, journalist Brian Bennett highlights "three major actions Trump has taken" since returning to the White House on January 20 — actions that, Bennett says, are "in jeopardy and appear destined for the Supreme Court."

Those actions are: (1) "issuing tariffs," (2) "sending" the "National Guard to U.S. cities," and (3) "speeding up deportations."

Trump's opponents contend that he has no business imposing steep new tariffs on a range of countries without Congress having a full vote on the matter.

Bennett observes, "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned the Trump administration would have to refund billions of dollars to companies that paid tariffs if the Supreme Court rules Trump's actions as illegal…. If the Supreme Court doesn't side with Trump, there are other laws that Trump could try to use to justify his tariffs. The alternatives are likely to take longer to implement and, in some cases, may be difficult to maintain for an extended period."

Trump deployed federalized California National Guard troops as well as U.S. Marines in Los Angeles and is threatening to take similar actions with Chicago and Baltimore — much to the chagrin of Democratic governors, including California's Gavin Newsom and Illinois' J.B. Pritzker. But Bennett notes that Trump's "use of the military on U.S. soil was rebuked by a federal judge on September 2."

"U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said Trump's deployment of troops to Los Angeles was illegal," Bennett explains. "By sending soldiers for crowd control and traffic blockades into the city in response to protests against Trump's immigration actions, Trump had 'violated the Posse Comitatus Act,' Breyer wrote. That 19th Century law forbids the use of soldiers for law enforcement inside the U.S. 'There was no rebellion, nor was civilian law enforcement unable to respond to the protests and enforce the law,' Breyer wrote."

What the U.S. Supreme Court will ultimately decide on that matter and Trump's deportations policy remains to be seen.

"Can Trump assert war time powers to deport people from the U.S. without due process?," Bennett writes. "A surprise ruling in early September by a conservative court in Louisiana said he cannot, and questioned Trump's use of the term 'invasion' to justify using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. If the Supreme Court agrees, it could hamper Trump's effort to quickly deport millions of people. President Trump invoked the 18th-Century wartime law in March to justify deporting Venezuelans from the U.S. to a notorious prison in El Salvador without a court hearing. "

Bennett adds, "Administration officials have said that the Venezuelan migrants were part of an invasion of the U.S. by the gang Tren de Aragua. But multiple courts have deemed that use of the law a stretch of the terms."

Read Brian Bennett's full article for Time at this link.

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