The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the International Economic Emergency Powers Act does not permit the President to impose certain tariffs. A subsequent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit temporarily stayed this decision, allowing the tariffs to remain in place. The White House criticized the initial ruling, asserting confidence in alternative administrative options for maintaining tariff effectiveness. As the legal processes unfold, the DOJ argued that the ruling constrains the President's trade capabilities and suggested a Supreme Court resolution may be necessary.
Administration officials expressed confidence that even if the tariffs were reversed on the basis of the authority granted to the president by the IEEPA, there were other levers of administrative power the president could pull to achieve the same result.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) called the initial decision to pause the tariffs rife with legal error, warning that it would limit the president's ability to eliminate our exploding trade deficit.
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