Washington DC, Feb. 20 -- US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, on Friday in his dissenting opinion after the US apex court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff measures, underscored that there are still several federal statutes that provide the President with broad authority to impose tariffs.

According to the note, Justice Kavanaugh stated that Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Sections 122, 201, and 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 under US Federal Law grant the US President "expansive tariff authority."

"As noted above, many current federal laws continue to grant the President expansive tariff authority, including the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232); ...