On the same day that President Trump flipped the switch on ‘de minimis’ exemptions, a US Appeals court has ruled that most of his global tariffs are illegal, finding that he exceeded his authority in imposing them.
In May 2025, a lower court deemed them unlawful for exceeding presidential authority under a 1977 law, but the appeals court paused that ruling.
And now, a panel of judges in Washington on Friday upheld an earlier ruling by the Court of International Trade that Trump wrongfully invoked an emergency law to issue the tariffs.
But the appellate judges sent the case back to the lower court to determine if it applied to everyone affected by tariffs or just the parties involved in the case.
However, this is not the end by a long way as the court also ruled that Trump’s tariffs can remain in effect pending appeals.
Friday’s ruling extends the suspense over whether Trump’s tariffs will ultimately stand.
The case had been expected to next go to the Supreme Court for a final decision.
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Tyler Durden
Fri, 08/29/2025 – 17:40
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