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Court Rules President Trump’s Tariffs Exceed Legal Authority
(Retail Wire)—A federal court has stopped President Donald Trump’s tariffs initiative. The U.S. Court of International Trade rejected the argument that the White House can use an emergency-powers law to levy tariffs on foreign countries. A three-judge panel ruled that the administration exceeded its authority. In an effort to encourage...
Trump Official Erupts at Reporter Who Asked About Attacks on Judges
(Newsweek)—A senior White House trade official erupted on Thursday after a reporter questioned him about the administration’s attacks on judges who issue rulings that run counter to President Donald Trump‘s agenda. The Context Multiple Trump administration officials and congressional Republicans renewed their attacks on the judiciary after the U.S. Court...
Wine Importer’s Lawsuit Might Stymie Trump’s Trade War
(Wine Spectator)—A federal court ruled May 28 that President Donald J. Trump had overstepped his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs of 10 percent on nearly every nation in the world, potentially raising the price of every imported bottle of wine in American stores and restaurants. A three-judge panel at...
White House Grapples with Whiplash Legal Rulings Hitting Heart of Trump’s Economic Agenda
(CNN)—For a White House that has grown accustomed to a rollercoaster of legal rulings, judicial decisions over the past day throwing President Donald Trump’s tariff plans into question landed like a bombshell. The rulings – which strike at the heart of Trump’s economic agenda – represent far more of a...
Appeals Court Pauses Ruling that Blocked Trump’s Tariffs
(CNN)—A federal appeals court has paused Wednesday night’s ruling from the Court of International Trade that blocked President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s ruling restores Trump’s ability to levy tariffs using the emergency powers he declared earlier this year. The appeals court...
Appeals Court Lifts Ban on Trump Tariffs
(The Hill)—A federal appeals court lifted the first of two rulings blocking President Trump’s tariffs on Thursday, handing him a temporary win after a lower court rejected the administration’s legal defense hours earlier. Many of Trump’s tariffs remain blocked under a separate ruling issued by a federal judge in Washington,...
How a Small Wine Importer Took On Trump’s Tariffs
(Wall Street Journal)—Victor Owen Schwartz was preparing linguine and clams for dinner Wednesday night when he spotted an email from his lawyers with some good news. “I wasn’t shocked,” said Schwartz. “I thought we were right, but I know that’s not always the way the world works.” Schwartz, a small...
What Happens to Trump’s Tariffs Now That a Court has Knocked Them Down?
(Associated Press)—President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products. Now a federal court has thrown a roadblock in his path. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that Trump overstepped his authority when he...
Tariffs Are On For Now Thanks to Appeals Court in Win for Trump
(The Washington Post)—President Donald Trump’s tariffs can continue for now, after an appeals court granted the administration’s request to temporarily stay a lower court’s order. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Thursday afternoon that it would temporarily pause the effects of a decision from the Court...
Appeals Court Temporarily Pauses Earlier Ruling Against Tariffs
(NBC29 Charlottesville)—A federal appeals court has paused a ruling made earlier on Thursday, which would have blocked President Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued an administrative stay of the ruling while it reviews the White House’s appeal. The Liberty Justice Center...
Federal Appeals Court Pauses Rulings on Trump Tariffs, Allowing Them to Continue — For Now
(NBC News)—A federal appeals court Thursday temporarily paused rulings by a panel of judges that halted several of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on international trading partners. The “judgments and the permanent injunctions entered by the Court of International Trade in these cases are temporarily stayed until further notice,” the U.S....
Appeals Court Stays Bombshell Tariff Ruling
(The Center Square)—The U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion Thursday asking an appeals court to pause a lower court ruling that ordered President Donald Trump to unwind most of his tariffs within 10 days. The court granted that motion Thursday afternoon. An attorney for the Liberty Justice Center,...
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 Can’t Use National Security Powers to Impose Unlimited Tariffs, Trade Court Rules
(Law.com)—Preseident Donald Trump does not have the power to levy “unlimited” tariffs on virtually all global imports, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled, ordering the president to end what he has deemed his “Liberation Day” tariffs. Judges Gary Katzmann, Timothy Reif, and Jane Restani rebuked the tariffs in a...
Why Has a US Court Blocked Donald Trump’s Tariffs – And Can He Get Round It?
(The Guardian)—Donald Trump is facing the biggest challenge yet to his trade policies after a US federal court ruled that his “liberation day” tariff plan is illegal. In the latest twist in the US president’s erratic global trade war, the ruling could unpick border taxes announced early last month. However,...