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IPI Welcomes SCOTUS Tariff Rebuke, but . . .

Dallas--The Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) is pleased that the Supreme Court has correctly decided that President Trump improperly used the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose harmful, capricious, sometimes malicious and often incoherent tariffs on goods purchased by American businesses and consumers. And we await the comedy of a response from the Trump administration.

Policy Blog

The Trump Administration Is Threatening IP

This was early in Trump’s second term, when tech titans had the President’s ear. Next thing you know, President Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on May 8, 2025, and Shira Perlmutter—the Register of Copyrights—was dismissed days later. Multiple reports note that observers and lawmakers linked the timing to the Copyright Office’s AI report, which seems likely if not at least suspicious. 

TechBytes

Don't Scapegoat the Servers

Let's be clear about what a data center is: critical infrastructure. It's the physical home of the digital services we rely on. If policymakers are serious about economic competitiveness, they should treat data centers the way they treat all critical infrastructure.

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