A US appeals court ruled that most tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are illegal. The Trump administration has said it will appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court
Appeals court deems US tariffs illegal, leaves them in place
A US appeals court ruled that most tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are illegal. The Trump administration has said it will appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.
US President Donald Trump gestures while giving a speech in the Rose Garden with a US flag behind him
Trump declared an emergency in order to impose global tariffs
An appeals court in Washington, DC, ruled on Friday that the sweeping tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump are largely unconstitutional.
“The statute bestows significant authority on the President to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency, but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax,” the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said.
In its 7-4 ruling, the court, however, also said the tariffs could remain in place until October 14 to allow the government to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.
Shortly after the ruling on Friday, the US Attorney General’s office announced it would appeal the decision.
Trump says ruling would ‘destroy’ the US
Trump contended that the ruling was “incorrect” and attacked the court for partisanship.
“ALL TARIFFS ARE STILL IN EFFECT! Today a Highly Partisan Appeals Court incorrectly said that our Tariffs should be removed, but they know the United States of America will win in the end,” he wrote in a post on his Truth Social network. “If these Tariffs ever went away, it would be a total disaster for the Country.
“If allowed to stand, this Decision would literally destroy the United States of America,” he added.
The US president has turned to tariffs on foreign goods as a means of putting pressure on countries that export goods to the United States
