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Will Trump's Tariffs Survive in Court?

Not unless SCOTUS saves them

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Elise Labott
Sep 03, 2025
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On Friday, a 7–4 ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit demolished the legal foundation of President Trump's tariff policy. The court declared most of his import duties illegal, finding that he had seized powers that Congress never granted him. The ruling strikes at the heart of Trump's economic agenda and throws global markets, Ame…

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Global affairs journalist. I write Cosmopolitics on Substack.
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