The justices appear to be trying to avoid a direct conflict with the Trump administration while also blocking certain presidential actions.

The Trump administration is scrambling to preserve the president's “Liberation Day” trade agenda after judges at the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a permanent injunction halting dozens of retaliatory tariffs on countries.

The Trump administration on Thursday warned it would go to the Supreme Court as soon as Friday if a federal appeals court did not halt a ruling to block many of the president’s tariffs. In a court filing in Washington,