A US federal court has ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by using a 1974 trade law to impose a 10% tariff on most US imports in February.
Kehinde Adegoke (with AFP, AP, Reuters)
A US trade court has dealt another setback to President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, ruling that his new 10% global tariffs are unlawful.
Trump imposed the temporary 10% duty in February under a national emergency law, shortly after the Supreme Court struck down even broader double-digit tariffs the president had levied in 2025 on most nations worldwide.
In a 2-1 ruling, the panel of judges at the US Court of International Trade found the administration lacked the justification to enact tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Ruling is the latest in a series of legal blows to Trump’s tariff policy [File: May 1]
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