https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/trump-t...urt-ruling

Court ruled Trump doesn't have the authority to set tariffs

A federal court on Wednesday ruled President Trump does not have the authority under economic emergency legislation to impose sweeping global tariffs.

Why it matters: The U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling could bring the administration's trade war to a screeching halt.

Driving the news: The court, ruling in two separate cases, issued a summary judgment throwing out all the tariffs Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA.

Trump used the 1977 law, which had never before been invoked in a tariff situation, to unilaterally impose sweeping trade levies worldwide.
The two groups of plaintiffs — businesses and states — sued on the grounds that the president's orders violated the Constitution's grant of authority over import duties to Congress.
What they're saying: "The question in the two cases before the court is whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 ("IEEPA") delegates these powers to the President in the form of authority to impose unlimited tariffs on goods from nearly every country in the world," the three-judge panel wrote.

"The court does not read IEEPA to confer such unbounded authority and sets aside the challenged tariffs imposed thereunder."

Nobody pays attention to liberal courts any longer. It's just noise. Will get hammered eventually on appeal but they know that.

Sen. Kennedy of LA just said it will be appealed and eventually overturned, that the president absolutely has that authority.

Said that sooner or later, SCOTUS will have to address this and put an end to it.

Another Federal Court Judge overstepping his authority.

(05-28-2025 06:35 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Nobody pays attention to liberal courts any longer. It's just noise. Will get hammered eventually on appeal but they know that.

Not a liberal court this time. Two conservative-appointed judges out of a 3-person panel.

(05-28-2025 06:42 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(05-28-2025 06:35 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Nobody pays attention to liberal courts any longer. It's just noise. Will get hammered eventually on appeal but they know that.

Not a liberal court this time. Two conservative-appointed judges out of a 3-person panel.

RINO's

It's not a federal court.

It's an arbitration body.

It's a Judge Judy situation. Both parties take a case there and agree to be bound by the court's determination. There is no agreement between the Trump administration and the plaintiff to abide by this "ruling."

This is a nothingburger.

Just checked. Tariffs are still in place.

So a made-up "court" made this "ruling" then. Okay.

Trump's tariffs are still in place anyway. Moving on.

I wonder if Kennedy knew that when he made those comments. I bet not. Ingraham had just told him as it was "breaking news."

Lol. Hey marc, Nobody cares.

You lost

FFS...I figured it was that bald clown in the DC Circuit again.

Mensa always loses. Poor Mensa.

And by the way, Marc, Trump is still your President.

TACO is gonna be real mad... All CAPS tweet in T-Minus 3....2....1....

Since FDR, Presidents (for better for worse) have set tariff policy. Trump is no different than his predecessors except in magnitude.

(05-28-2025 06:33 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/trump-t...urt-ruling

Court ruled Trump doesn't have the authority to set tariffs

A federal court on Wednesday ruled President Trump does not have the authority under economic emergency legislation to impose sweeping global tariffs.

Why it matters: The U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling could bring the administration's trade war to a screeching halt.

Driving the news: The court, ruling in two separate cases, issued a summary judgment throwing out all the tariffs Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA.

Trump used the 1977 law, which had never before been invoked in a tariff situation, to unilaterally impose sweeping trade levies worldwide.
The two groups of plaintiffs — businesses and states — sued on the grounds that the president's orders violated the Constitution's grant of authority over import duties to Congress.
What they're saying: "The question in the two cases before the court is whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 ("IEEPA") delegates these powers to the President in the form of authority to impose unlimited tariffs on goods from nearly every country in the world," the three-judge panel wrote.

"The court does not read IEEPA to confer such unbounded authority and sets aside the challenged tariffs imposed thereunder."

He does for 90 days. That is unquestioned.

(05-28-2025 06:42 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(05-28-2025 06:35 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Nobody pays attention to liberal courts any longer. It's just noise. Will get hammered eventually on appeal but they know that.

Not a liberal court this time. Two conservative-appointed judges out of a 3-person panel.

Yea, well Souter was an R appointee too. Same as Barrett. No telling when they get appointed for life and came from the same lib schools as all the others.

It’ll be tossed or overturned, not looking but recall trade and tariff falls under POTUS authority.

Could be fuzzy memory too, though…

(05-28-2025 08:54 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(05-28-2025 06:42 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(05-28-2025 06:35 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Nobody pays attention to liberal courts any longer. It's just noise. Will get hammered eventually on appeal but they know that.

Not a liberal court this time. Two conservative-appointed judges out of a 3-person panel.

Yea, well Souter was an R appointee too. Same as Barrett. No telling when they get appointed for life and came from the same lib schools as all the others.

It’ll be tossed or overturned, not looking but recall trade and tariff falls under POTUS authority.

Could be fuzzy memory too, though…

Sen. Kennedy said that tonight.