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Date: 30/05/2025

US trade court blocks Trump’s tariffs in a sweeping ruling

A US trade court blocked most of President Trump’s tariffs in a sweeping ruling that found the President overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from US trading partners. The Court of International Trade said the US Constitution gives Congress exclusive authority to regulate commerce with other countries, that is not overridden by the President’s emergency powers to safeguard the US economy. The court does not pass upon the wisdom or likely effectiveness of the President’s use of tariffs as leverage, a three-judge panel said in the decision to issue a permanent injunction on the blanket tariff orders issued by Trump since January. That use is impermissible not because it is unwise or ineffective, but because federal law does not allow it. The judges also ordered the Trump administration to issue new orders reflecting the permanent injunction within 10 days, as per a report.
 
Source: Exim News Service: Washington, May 29