LJC In The News
Federal Court Blocks Trump From Imposing Sweeping Tariffs Under Emergency Powers Law
(Associated Press)—A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump’s signature set of economic policies that have rattled global financial markets, frustrated trade partners and raised broader fears about inflation intensifying and the economy slumping....
A Federal Court Just Blocked Trump’s Tariffs
(Reason)—The U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday evening struck down President Donald Trump’s use of emergency executive powers to impose tariffs on nearly all imports. The ruling includes an injunction that immediately blocks the collection of tariffs Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977....
Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel
(New York Times)—A panel of federal judges on Wednesday blocked President Trump from imposing some of his steepest tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners, finding that federal law did not grant him “unbounded authority” to tax imports from nearly every country around the world. The ruling, by the...
U.S. Federal Court Rules Against Trump’s Fentanyl and ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
(The Canadian Press)—United States President Donald Trump hit a major legal barrier for his plan to realign global trade after a federal court on Wednesday blocked both the sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs and the fentanyl-related duties against Canada and Mexico. The U.S. Court of International Trade decision said Trump does...
Court Blocks Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs, Others
(The Center Square)—A federal court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump doesn’t have unilateral authority to impose tariffs under an emergency law, blocking tariffs that upended markets and worried businesses and consumers. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade unanimously ruled Congress did not give tariff authority...
Court of International Trade Blocks Trump’s Tariffs in Sweeping Ruling
(The Hill)—A federal court ruled Wednesday that an emergency law does not provide President Trump with unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country, blocking a series of tariff announcements dating back to February that have rattled financial markets. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade...
Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs
(Wall Street Journal)—A federal trade court ruled President Trump didn’t have the authority to impose sweeping tariffs on virtually every nation, voiding the levies that have sparked a global trade war and threatened to upend the world economy. The decision on Wednesday from the Court of International Trade blocked one...
Trade Court Blocks Donald Trump’s Tariffs, Ruling They Exceed Legal Authority
(USA Today)—A federal court ruled President Donald Trump can’t use an emergency-powers law to impose tariffs on foreign countries, dealing a blow to his trade agenda. The three-judge panel of the United States Court of International Trade unanimously found that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977, which Trump...
US Court Blocks Trump From Imposing the Bulk of his Tariffs
(CNN)—A federal court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have raised the cost of imports for everyone from giant businesses to everyday Americans. But the administration immediately appealed the decision on Wednesday night, leaving the situation uncertain for consumers and companies...
We Won Our Tariff Case!
(Reason)—The US Court of International Trade just issued a unanimous ruling in the case against Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs filed by Liberty Justice Center and myself on behalf of five US businesses harmed by the tariffs. The ruling also covers the case filed by twelve states led by Oregon; they,...
Appeals Court Reinstates Trump’s Tariffs For Now After Ruling Blocking Them
(ABC News)—A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily delayed Wednesday’s court order blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs, reinstating them at least for the time being. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an administrative stay of the decision while it considers Trump’s appeal. The administration earlier...
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Halted by Court of International Trade
(The Washington Post)—A specialized federal court in New York on Wednesday ruled that most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs — including those on Chinese goods — are illegal, upending negotiations with more than a dozen nations and creating fresh uncertainty for countless American businesses that depend upon foreign suppliers. The...
US Court Blocks Most Trump Tariffs, Says President Exceeded His Authority
(Reuters)—A U.S. trade court blocked most of President Donald Trump‘s tariffs in a sweeping ruling on Wednesday that found the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from U.S. trading partners. The Court of International Trade said the U.S. Constitution gives Congress exclusive authority to regulate commerce...
Why This Former Trump-Supporting Entrepreneur Is Leading a Lawsuit Against Tariffs
(Inc.)—The first court case seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s policy of sweeping tariffs is underway, and it wasn’t filed by progressive opponents of the White House or a Fortune 500 company commanding a small army of corporate lawyers. Instead, it is spearheaded by a 42-year-old entrepreneur and former Trump...
Thoughts on the Oral Argument in the Oregon Case Against Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs
(Reason)—On May 21, The US Court of International Trade (CIT) held oral arguments in Oregon v. Trump, a case challenging Trump’s massive IEEPA tariffs filed by twelve states led by the state of Oregon. The Oregon case is similar to that filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself on...