US updates: Court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs – DW – 05/29/2025
05/29/2025
May 29, 2025 Court blocks Trump's global tariffs
A US federal trade court based in Manhattan, New York, has blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency powers law.
Trump announced across-the-board tariffs on April 2, setting off waves of global trade uncertainty.
The ruling from a three-judge panel at the New York-based Court of International Trade came after several lawsuits argued Trump exceeded his authority, left trade policy dependent on his whims and unleashed economic chaos.
The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling.
US tariffs must typically be approved by Congress, but the president has argued he has the power to act by deeming the country's trade deficits a national emergency.
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