Federal Appeals Court Says Trump's Tariffs Are Unlawful, Allows Them To Remain in Place
Eric Boehm | 8.29.2025 7:10 PM
President Donald Trump overstepped the limits of executive authority when he used emergency powers to levy tariffs, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
That decision, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, is the latest in a string of legal losses for Trump's tariffs, which were previously ruled unlawful by the Court of International Trade (CIT) and a federal district court. In the 7-4 ruling handed down Friday, the majority upheld the CIT's decision that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) did not authorize a president to impose tariffs.
"We agree that IEEPA's grant of presidential authority to 'regulate' imports does........
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