La Derecha Diario A court declares Trump's tariffs illegal but keeps them in place
The case now moves to the Supreme Court, where the president's tariff policy is expected to be legally ratified
A federal court ruled on Friday against President Donald Trump's tariff policy, determining that the U.S. president abused his authority under the emergency powers he cited to implement it.
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 7-4 vote, ruled that Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Although the legal body overturned most of the tariff regime, it delayed the implementation of its decision until October 14 so that the executive branch could appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.
The judges were not convinced by the government's argument that it is particularly inappropriate to interpret its delegation of power restrictively in the realm of foreign affairs and national security. "Although the President has independent constitutional authority in these spheres, the power of spending (including the power to impose taxes) belongs to Congress," the ruling concludes.
Trump responds to the ruling and the Supreme Court will have the final say.
On the social network Truth Social, Trump denounced the partisan composition of the appellate court that decided the case, calling the decision "incorrect." The president said that "it would be a total disaster for the country" if his tariffs were canceled.
"The United States will no longer tolerate huge trade deficits and unfair tariffs, nor non-tariff trade barriers imposed by other countries, friends or enemies, that harm our manufacturers, farmers, and everyone else," wrote the head of state. "If this decision is allowed to stand, it would literally destroy the United States of America."
If the ruling is upheld in the third and final instance—that is, when the case is appealed to the Supreme Court—the tariffs that Trump imposed on other countries in April and those currently under negotiation with Canada, China, and Mexico could be revoked.
The new trade order would allow the U.S. to reduce its primary deficits by approximately $2.5 trillion and decrease federal debt interest payments by another $700 billion. With this increase in revenue, Trump signed his flagship tax package in July, which contains the largest tax cut in the country's history.
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