The Detroit News
February 20, 2026
Grant Schwab, Summer Ballentine, and Luke Ramseth
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a pillar of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policies could have broad impacts on Michigan’s trade-reliant economy, though little will change for the state’s signature auto industry.
“The decision released this morning from the Supreme Court, striking down the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, correctly recognizes that the law was misapplied when targeting our friendly trading partners in North America and elsewhere,” said Glenn Stevens Jr., Executive Director of MichAuto, the automotive arm of the Detroit Regional Chamber.