The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The US Supreme Court may ultimately have the final say in the high-stakes case that could impact trillions of dollars in global trade. For now, the ruling permanently blocks the tariffs unless the appeals court allows Trump to reinstate them during litigation.
The vast majority of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were deemed illegal and blocked by the US trade court, dealing a major blow to a pillar of his economic agenda.
A panel of three judges at the US Court of International Trade in Manhattan issued a unanimous ruling Wednesday which sided with Democratic-led states and small businesses that accused Trump of wrongfully invoking an emergency law to justify the bulk of his levies. The court gave the administration 10 days to “effectuate” its order, but didn’t provide any specific directions of steps it must take to unwind the tariffs.
