#unconstitutional

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policy

"I'll Remember Them": Trump Pressures Companies Not to Claim $175 Billion in Tariff Refunds the Supreme Court Says They're Owed

After the Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA tariffs as unconstitutional (6–3), companies are owed up to $175 billion in refunds. Trump is now publicly pressuring them not to claim the money: calling companies that don't seek refunds "brilliant" and warning "I'll remember them." The president is using implicit threats to discourage businesses from exercising a legal right affirmed by the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice John Roberts, who told Trump's lawyer "It's the same Constitution"
Constitutional Violations

SCOTUS Skeptical of Birthright Order — Roberts: "It's the Same Constitution." Trump Left Halfway Through.

At oral arguments, both liberal and conservative justices challenged Trump's birthright citizenship order. Roberts: "It's the same Constitution." Jackson: "Are we bringing pregnant women in for depositions?" Trump attended — the first president ever — but left halfway through.

Ballot box — Trump attempted to seize federal control over mail-in voting
Constitutional Violations

Trump Seizes Federal Control Over Mail-In Ballots — Experts Say He Lacks the Authority

Trump signed an executive order directing DHS to create national voter eligibility lists and the Postal Service to only send ballots to "verified" voters. Experts: "The Constitution doesn't give DHS any power over elections." ACLU immediately pledged to sue.

The Pentagon — evicted all reporters after a judge ruled press rules unconstitutional
Constitutional Violations

Pentagon Evicts All Reporters After Judge Strikes Down Press Rules

After a judge ruled the Pentagon's press restrictions unconstitutional — finding they were designed to weed out "disfavored journalists" — Hegseth retaliated by closing the Correspondents' Corridor and removing all media offices from the building.

Incompetence

Judge Throws Federal Prosecutor Out of Courtroom, Orders DOJ to Testify About Habba

A federal judge ejected a DOJ prosecutor from his courtroom after he tried to "blindside the court," then told the office: "Generations of AUSAs built the goodwill of that office for your generation to destroy it within a year."

Constitutional Violations

Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs 6-3

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Trump lacked authority to impose tariffs under IEEPA, with Chief Justice Roberts writing he lacked "peacetime authority" to tax. Over $130 billion had already been collected.

American flag — Trump ordered prosecution of burning it despite Supreme Court protections
Constitutional Violations

Ordered Prosecution of Flag Burning — Protected Speech Since 1989

Trump signed an order directing prosecution of flag burning and deportation of noncitizen flag burners — despite two Supreme Court rulings (including one joined by Scalia) confirming flag burning is protected speech. The DOJ's test case collapsed.

Constitutional Violations

Attempted to End Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order

Trump signed an executive order attempting to strip citizenship from babies born on U.S. soil — directly contradicting the 14th Amendment and 130+ years of Supreme Court precedent. Federal courts unanimously blocked it as "blatantly unconstitutional."