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New York Times
7 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
Trump's Tariffs and the Courts
Just how much power does the president have? That was the question in front of the federal courts that ruled against President Trump's tariffs in the last couple days. The judges weren't deciding whether the tariffs are good for the country but whether the president has the power to impose them all by himself. Maybe that sounds like a technical question. It's not. It's not an exaggeration to say that this question defines America. The framers rebelled against Britain because they felt that the king had too much power and that they didn't have enough say in the politics that shaped their lives. They wrote the Constitution to avoid crowning another monarch. Through that lens, a little-known trade court in New York blocked most of Trump's tariffs, including those that remained from 'Liberation Day.' Yesterday, an appeals court agreed to preserve the tariffs while it considers the case. The markets rose — cautiously — on the news. America's trading partners also reacted skeptically because the rulings could lead to more chaos as legal battles play out. Today, I want to focus on the question that the courts face. Checks and balances At face value, the Constitution seems clear on this topic. It says Congress, not the president, has the power to 'lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises.' And tariffs are taxes. But Congress can delegate some powers to the president. It has passed several laws that allow the president to levy tariffs in case of emergency — say, if another country undermines a U.S. industry that's important to national security. Trump used one of these laws, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, to impose his 'reciprocal' tariffs on other countries. (Madeleine Ngo, who covers economic policy, explained the law.) Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
E&E News
30-05-2025
- Business
- E&E News
Judges block Trump tariffs; appeals court intervenes
The legal case against President Donald Trump's tariffs is mounting, with two federal courts ruling that his novel approach of imposing sweeping tariffs on imported goods is illegal. Late Wednesday, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade issued an order permanently blocking Trump's tariffs. 'There is no question here of narrowly tailored relief; if the challenged Tariff Orders are unlawful as to Plaintiffs they are unlawful as to all,' the trade court wrote in an unsigned opinion. Advertisement But the effect of the decision is on hold, after a federal appeals court Thursday temporarily blocked the decision from going into effect.
Wall Street Journal
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Lightning-Fast Deportations Emerge as Top Issue in Trump's Standoff With Courts
WASHINGTON—President Trump's conflict with the federal courts is rapidly crystallizing over one of the administration's most dramatic initiatives: lightning operations that deport migrants to some of the harshest destinations on earth before they have a chance to raise legal objections. After last week, the White House has played a game of chess against the judiciary in at least six different instances over migrants who either were whisked away on planes or imminently slated to be removed from the country.
Reuters
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Trump announces four judicial nominees in Missouri
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced four judicial nominations in the state of Missouri, bringing the total number of judges he's nominated to sit on federal courts during his second term to five.
