A federal appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked legal authority to declare national emergencies and impose broad import tariffs on nearly every country, largely upholding a May decision by a specialized federal trade court in New York. The court removed an immediate injunction against the tariffs, giving the administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court. The ruling limits unilateral efforts to overturn decades of U.S. trade policy. Alternative statutes exist for imposing import duties, but they would constrain speed and severity. The tariffs and their erratic implementation have unsettled global markets, strained trading partners and raised concerns about higher prices and slower economic growth.
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Trump wasn't legally allowed to declare national emergencies and impose import taxes on almost every country on earth, largely upholding a May decision by a specialized federal trade court in New York.
But the court tossed out a part of that ruling striking down the tariffs immediately, allowing his administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court. The decision complicates Trump's ambitions to upend decades of American trade policy completely on his own. Trump has alternative laws for imposing import taxes, but they would limit the speed and severity with which he could act.
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