A federal appeals court will allow the Trump administration to collect all Section 122 tariffs it installed earlier this year, overruling a separate court order that deemed the levies unlawful.
In May, the Court of International Trade said the temporary 10% tariff was “unauthorized by law,” but only issued a limited injunction for two importers and the state of Washington, which were among the par...
The legal proceeding reflects a tension between regulatory authority and judicial interpretation, highlighting a conflict over statutory application rather than just the facts of the tariff itself. The shift in perspective by the appeals court, which rebuked the CIT’s “narrow interpretation” and supported the government's argument regarding irreparable harm, signals a judicial willingness to prioritize executive action within the bounds of statutory language, potentially legitimizing the adminis...