Full court rules Friday president’s claim of emergency is not enough to invoke law that permits bypassing Congress; case heads to Supreme Court
A federal appeal court in Washington has ruled that US President Donald Trump’s global “reciprocal” and fentanyl tariffs against China, Mexico and Canada are illegal, upholding a lower court’s decision to block them.
The court decided to keep the tariffs in place until October 14, allowing the Trump administration time to appeal to the US Supreme Court.
The verdict deals a major blow to Trump’s “America first” trade strategy.
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the president lacks the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs under emergency powers without congressional approval.
