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“Everyone is Overreacting” on the Tariff Ruling, Stephen Vladeck Says

February 28, 2026·43 min·3 clips
Why a leading scholar says everyone is overreacting to the Supreme Court's tariff decision.
The hosts interview Supreme Court scholar Stephen Vladeck about the recent tariff ruling and broader court dynamics. Vladeck argues that media overreacted to the decision, highlighting how the conservative-majority court has largely supported Trump's agenda through the shadow docket. The conversation explores internal court factions, fears of presidential defiance, and political influences on justices like Alito and Roberts.

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Vladeck argues that the Court's emergency docket may matter more than the big headline cases.

Stephen Vladeck turns the Court's handling of the Trump administration's legal campaign into the more revealing subject, especially its emergency applications. He moves through Trump v.

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You want the tariff case in the larger Trump-court pattern.

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