The judicial epic of Trump's tariffs continues. A federal courtyard temporarily restored them
President Donald Trump announced the “mutual” customs duties at the “Make America Wealthy Again” event, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the White House. Credit: – / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia
A federal appeal court restored on Thursday the most drastic rates imposed by Donald Trump, one day after a commercial court decided that the president exceeded his authority when he imposed customs duties and ordered their immediate blocking, reports Reuters, taken over by News.ro.
The United States Court of Appeal for the Washington Federal Circuit has not offered any opinion or motivation in its ordinance, but asked the applicants in this case to respond until June 5, and to the administration until June 9.
The appeal judged within 24 hours of the decision of the first court
The surprising decision taken on Wednesday by the US International Commerce Court threatens to cancel or at least postpone Trump's “release day” on most US trading partners, as well as taxes of goods from Canada, Mexico and China, argued by his accusation that the three countries facilitate the Fentanil flow.
Wednesday's decision of the International Trade Court was well received by markets in Europe and Asia, which were appreciated.
An American commercial court has decided that Trump has exceeded his duties imposing customs duties. “The tariff and reprisal orders exceed any authority granted to the president,” say the judges
In contrast, the dollar dropped on Thursday, investors preparing for US President Donald Trump to fight the decision of the American Commercial Tribunal that blocked most of the tariffs proposed. On Thursday, the high-ranking officials of the Trump administration had minimized the impact of the decision, expressing their confidence that it will be annulled in the appeal and insisting that, meanwhile, other legal ways are available.
Who has filed the process?
The decision was based on two separate cases. The Non -Partisan Liberty Justice Center has filed a process on behalf of several small companies that import goods from taxes targeted, while a coalition of governments has also challenged import taxes.
The two cases represent the first major legal contestations of the so-called taxes imposed on the “Day of Liberation”.
A complete consisting of three judges decided that the law on international emergency economic powers (IEPA), a 1977 law that Trump invoked to justify taxes, does not give it the power to impose import fees.
What follows after the radical customs taxes imposed by Trump were blocked by a US instance after weeks of chaos and uncertainty
The court also blocked a series of separate taxes imposed by the Trump administration of China, Mexico and Canada, in response to what the president said is the unacceptable flow of illegal drugs and immigrants in the US.
However, the court was not pronounced on the taxes imposed on certain specific goods, such as cars, steel and aluminum, which fall under another law.
