US trade court rules Trump exceeded his authority with ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
Court blocks Trump’s tariffs and says president ‘exceeded his authority’
- A three-judge panel of the U.S. court of International Trade ruled that President Trump "exceeded his authority" by imposing tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China, as well as his "Liberation Day" tariffs.
- The court found that Trump's tariffs exceeded the authority granted to presidents under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and that they did not address a specific national emergency as required by law.
- The judges ruled the tariffs would be "vacated" and permanently blocked the government from enforcing them, granting summary judgment to the plaintiffs, which included attorneys general from twelve states and several small American companies.
- Kris Mayes, the attorney general of Arizona, celebrated the ruling, stating that the President does not have the authority to implement tariffs unilaterally.
- A White House spokesperson criticized the ruling, claiming the court had not disputed that foreign countries' nonreciprocal treatment fueled America's trade deficits, which created a national emergency, and that the administration is committed to using every lever of executive power to address the crisis.