US justice says tariff ruling takes time due to ‘lots of nuanced legal issues’

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Supreme Court justice said Tuesday that deliberations on the legality of President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs take time because of “lots of nuanced legal issues,” amid questions over when the court will hand down its ruling on the high-stakes case. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of the high court’s nine members, made the remarks during an appearance on a CBS program as the court weighs the legality of Trump’s use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose “reciprocal” and other tariffs on trading partners. “There are lots of nuanced legal issues that the court has to thoroughly consider,” Jackson said. “We had oral arguments, as we normally do in cases, and people may not be familiar with the court’s process, we actually deliberate over a period of time where each of the justices decides how they feel about the issues and writes … it takes a while to write,” she added. The court had been expected to issue its ruling on the tariff case last month, but has yet to make a decision. The Trump administration has imposed 15 percent reci

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