Until recently, there was a strong likelihood that President Donald Trump was interested in attending, in person, an upcoming landmark U.S. Supreme Court case involving his tariff policies.

However, according to Fox Business, the president seemed to back down from the idea of attending the hearings, which would have marked the first time in U.S. history that a sitting president sat in on a Supreme Court hearing. The possibility of it happening was described as "unprecedented."

Trump made the announcement to reporters this week aboard Air Force One, saying he wouldn't "want to do anything to deflect the importance" of the upcoming case, which will more than likely have huge implications for his trade agenda, one way or another.

The president told reporters last month that he was entertaining the thought of attending the oral arguments, which immediately made headlines for obvious reasons.

What's happening?

When Trump originally hinted to reporters that he might go to the oral arguments for the case, he told them it was because it was "one of the most important cases in the history of our country."

The case stems from two companies that filed suit against Trump's tariffs, and "whether the president had authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose the tariffs and whether doing so violated the Constitution’s separation of powers," according to the outlet.

Fox News noted:

The cases, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., have been consolidated for argument before the Supreme Court. Learning Resources is an educational-toy manufacturer and V.O.S. Selections is a family-owned wine and spirits importer and distributor.

Jeffrey Schwab, who represents V.O.S. Selections, previously said he wasn't worried about whether or not the president showed up to the oral arguments.

"We’re not really focused on who’s going to be at the oral argument, whether it’s the president or not," Schwab said.

He added, "We’re focused on presenting our case to the court, and that’s going to be our focus for November 5th."

Optimism in the White House

The Trump administration, specifically Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, indicated in a recent interview that he is "optimistic" about the case.

"We will cross that bridge when we come to it," Bessent told Fox News when asked about the possibility that the Supreme Court rules against the administration.

Experts in economics and U.S. Constitutional law remain split on whether or not the president has the authority to implement the tariffs at the scale that he has, so far.

It'll be interesting to see the outcome of the arguments, as it will reshape America one way or the other.