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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Halted by Court of International Trade

May 28, 2025

Authors: David J. Lynch and Cat Zakrzewski

(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 decision by the little-known Court of International Trade neuters the president’s signature trade initiative: the comprehensive flurry of import taxes he announced on April 2 under the banner of “Liberation Day.”

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