LawTalk Episode 59 - Major Questions, Tariffs and Emergency Powers Welcome to LawTalk, a podcast series produced by the University of Minnesota Law School featuring events, webinars, and panel discussions about diverse topics at the intersection of law, policy, and education. This episode, Major Questions, Tariffs and Emergency Powers, features a panel discussion regarding the U.S. Supreme Court case ruling, Learning Resources v. Trump, and how the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump’s reliance on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs. This panel examines the doctrine’s development, the Court’s reasoning in Learning Resources, and the emerging fault lines that may shape future disputes over executive power and the administrative state.

The featured moderator and panelists are:
Moderator Devin Driscoll, the co-chair of the Law School’s Board of Advisors Academic Engagement Committee
Prof. Kristin Hickman - McKnight Presidential Professor in Law, a Distinguished McKnight University Professor, and Harlan Albert Rogers Professor in Law at Minnesota Law and Prof.
Nick Bednar ‘16- The McKnight Land-Grant Professor and Associate Professor of Law at Minnesota Law

This event was recorded on April 21, 2026, and was part of the 2026 Spring Alumni Week. You can watch the entire event recording on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/QYVvPTlpQLQ?si=CUHxkjlHC2-MpVc9)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep59Transcript

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