Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump
5-4
Prologue Projects
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Is the Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs a declaration of independence?? Only three columnists at the New York Times can say.
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| 0:00.0 | We will hear argument this morning in case 24, 1287, Learning Resources v. Trump. |
| 0:07.6 | Hey, everyone. This is Leon from Prologue Projects. On this week's episode of 5 to 4, Peter, |
| 0:14.2 | Riannan, and Michael are talking about Learning Resources v. Trump. Early last year, President Trump |
| 0:20.1 | issued a series of executive orders, |
| 0:22.1 | imposing tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China. Then, in the spirit of inclusivity, |
| 0:28.1 | he expanded the tariffs to include every other country on earth. My fellow Americans, |
| 0:32.8 | this is Liberation Day. I'm waiting for a long time. |
| 0:50.8 | To issue these tariffs without congressional approval, Trump relied on a statute called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which allows the president to impose economic sanctions and regulate importation during national emergencies. |
| 0:54.4 | When the tariffs took effect, two small businesses sued the administration. |
| 1:00.3 | And just a few weeks ago, on February 20th, Supreme Court ruled against Trump. |
| 1:04.7 | I'm ashamed of certain members of the court. Absolutely ashamed. |
| 1:16.2 | This is 5 to 4, a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks, even when they get it right. Welcome to 5 to 4, where we dissect and analyze the Supreme Court cases that have chased |
| 1:21.3 | away our civil rights like Iran chasing influencers out of Dubai. |
| 1:25.4 | I'm Peter. I'm here with Riannon and Michael. |
| 1:32.1 | I've only loosely seen this story. |
| 1:34.4 | I mean, I've seen the hedge fund guy being like, this wasn't the trade we wanted when |
| 1:40.2 | we moved to Dubai, was to be involved in foreign relations. |
| 1:45.5 | I was like, what the fuck? |
| 1:46.8 | I came here for a crypto conference. |
| 1:48.8 | I have no comment. |
| 1:49.8 | I'm smiling. |
| 1:50.8 | I'm rosy-cheeked. |
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