Neal Katyal To Argue High Profile Trump Tariff Case In Supreme Court
India-West News Desk
WASHINGTON, DC – Attorneys Neal Katyal and Pratik Shah are at the forefront of high-stakes Supreme Court cases challenging the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The court will hear arguments on November 5 in a case that could reshape presidential authority over international trade.
Katyal, 54, will argue on behalf of a group of small businesses after a coin toss determined he would lead the private parties’ arguments, a Bloomberg News report said.
A veteran litigator, Katyal has argued more than 50 cases before the Supreme Court. He previously served as acting U.S. Solicitor General during the Obama administration and gained early national prominence as co-counsel for Vice President Al Gore in Bush v. Gore.
Born in Chicago to a physician mother and an engineer father, Katyal is a Yale Law School graduate, where he studied under renowned constitutional scholar Akhil Amar. His sister, Sonia Katyal, is a law professor and co-director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology at UC Berkeley. Neal Katyal has earned a reputation as a “Trump tormentor,” having challenged policies such as the travel bans and White House deportation initiatives.
The Supreme Court will consider lawsuits brought by Democratic-led states and Learning Resources, which is represented by Pratik Shah, the head of Akin Gump’s Supreme Court practice. Shah, a UC Berkeley graduate clerked for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and Ninth Circuit Judge William A. Fletcher, taught constitutional law, and now serves as an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law.
Jagjit Singh, CA
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ROBERTS COURT: JUSTICE BETRAYED
November 10, 2025Under Chief Justice John Roberts, the U.S. Supreme Court has become an institution without precedent—both in its disregard for settled law and in its willingness to serve entrenched power. As Lisa Graves rightly warns, Roberts has presided over a Court that has undermined voting rights, enabled corporate domination, and twisted the Constitution to favor the wealthy and well-connected. From dismantling the Voting Rights Act to upholding discriminatory gerrymandering and shielding dark money, this Court has tilted democracy toward oligarchy.
Now, as the Roberts Court wades into battles over tariffs, elections, and executive power, the stakes could not be higher. This is no longer a neutral arbiter of justice—it is a political weapon reshaping the nation’s future. History will not look kindly upon this legacy of judicial activism disguised as restraint. The American people must demand accountability, transparency, and the restoration of balance to a Court that has forgotten the meaning of equal justice under the law.