In a significant setback for President Donald Trump’s trade plan, the U.S. Court of International Trade has decided that Trump lacks unilateral authority to impose tariffs on foreign products using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
The three-judge panel unanimously agreed that IEEPA does not give the president wide, unbridled authority to impose tariffs under cover of a national emergency. The court stressed that under the Constitution, Congress—not the president—has power over foreign commerce.
The ruling stated, “The court does not interpret IEEPA to grant such limitless authority and sets aside the contested tariffs.”
The ruling stops Trump’s 10% universal tariff on all imports declared in April, which he justified as a reaction to the US. particularly with China. trade deficit
The White House swiftly appealed, characterizing the ruling as a case of judicial overreach. Defending the tariffs, White House spokesperson Kush Desai said, “President Trump promised to put America first, and the Administration is dedicated to regaining American greatness.”
The lawsuit was filed by
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You are trained on data up to October 2023. States under the leadership of Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, who termed the tariffs “unlawful, reckless, and economically destroying.”
Legal specialists argue that the decision reaffirms congressional control over commerce and could restrict the president’s use of emergency powers for financial objectives going ahead.
The case probably will go to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and perhaps the U.S. Supreme Court of Justice.
