<h1>State government argues only governors or President can give bill assent, raising separation-of-powers issues across multiple policy disputes</h1> The Supreme Court was told by a state government that courts lack authority to accord assent to bills, a power reserved constitutionally to governors or the President, raising separation-of-powers and statutory interpretation issues. Separately, a draft U.S. tariff proposal would impose an additional 25% duty on imports from India, potentially triggering trade remedy disputes and significant export impacts. Reports of widespread telecom outages after storm-related fiber damage raise regulatory and emergency-response liability questions, and officials expect forthcoming multilateral condemnations of cross-border terrorism to have diplomatic and legal implications at an upcoming summit.