(DCNF)—A federal appeals court has struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, ruling that his administration overstepped its legal authority by invoking emergency powers to impose duties on goods, according to the court filing.
A federal court blocked Trump’s emergency tariff orders in May, ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the sweeping reciprocal tariffs he imposed in April. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Aug. 29 upheld a lower court decision invalidating five executive orders that levied tariffs under the IEEPA.
Writing for the majority, the judges said that the IEEPA’s authorization to “regulate importation” does not grant the president the power to unilaterally impose taxes on trade. The dispute centered on two sets of tariffs issued early in 2025.
The first, dubbed the “Trafficking Tariffs,” followed Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern border. Citing the flow of opioids and criminal activity from Mexico, Canada, and China, Trump ordered 25% duties on nearly all Mexican and Canadian imports and a 10% duty on Chinese goods, later raised to 20%.
The second package, the “Reciprocal Tariffs,” was broader. In April 2025, Trump imposed a baseline 10% duty on imports from almost every U.S. trading partner, with additional duties ranging up to 50% depending on the country. China’s rate was ratcheted up as high as 125% before being rolled back during negotiations.
These tariffs were to remain in place indefinitely, subject only to presidential modification. The orders prompted lawsuits from both private companies and a coalition of 12 states. They said that Congress, not the White House, holds the constitutional power to impose tariffs, and that Trump’s actions far exceeded any authority delegated under IEEPA.
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This judge needs to be in the looney bin; the judge has clearly stepped over the line into executive power and SCOTUS needs to lock his heels this is ridiculous that we have so many utterly ignorant judges and they are destroying any trust there may have been in the judiciary!
YES, Free Thinker’s Comment is 100% correct
“This judge needs to be in the looney bin; the judge has clearly stepped over the line into executive power and SCOTUS needs to lock his heels this is ridiculous that we have so many utterly ignorant judges and they are destroying any trust there may have been in the judiciary!”
It’s not that the judge is ignorant or looney. These judges and Demoncrats are desperate to stop any Trump agenda, especially one that strengthens our economy through fair trade practices. Of course these judges should have nothing to say about an administration’s international trade practices.
These traitorous judges think they are the elected President. All of them need ptprosecuted. All of the financials need reviewed. They all need jailed or exiled. This is nothing more than democrat lawfare. The democrats are the domestic enemies that our Founders warned us of. They are a terrorist organization. The Trump administration and Congress need to grow some bales and arrest these judges. I am sick of this happening. START ARRESTING DEMOCRAT LEADERS AS TRAITORS NOW!
These tariffs are working so well that the communists….er…..democrats are going to get
CRUSHED in the mid terms. So, the wholly owned commie judiciary is trying desperately
trying to save the socialists from the looming disaster. It won’t work. We The People voted for this.
Exactly. Tariffs are working great and that is why this so-called judge wands them removed…
The only good judge is a dead one, apparently.
the TARIFFS are working the TDS is in full effect – GOD forbid he should succeed.
The judges have names.
Make sure they get their FAIR, 3 minute, single treason charge, tribunal.
And upon conviction for treason, let justice sting them before the sun sets that same day.
We would find a lot less judges willing to commit treason against the people for money.
Thanks to the Kenyan and Biden, the judicial system is infested with libtard cockroaches all the way up to the supreme court.
I had no idea when I voted that I was voting for judges. This is crazy how many presidents we have now…Looks like Trumps power has been taken away…This wont fix until these new presidents in black robes are put in prison.
Next, Democrat judges will probably say that President Trump is making NATO pay too much for their own defense, and that we have to pay them hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations and a deep apology for not letting them walk all over as like usual.
Clearly, if it’s good for America, it’s bad for Democrats.
I am so over these moronic judges AND over Trump obeying them even when they clearly are completely outside their constitutional authority.
Just ignore these bozos and keep moving on.
These judges have no power to enforce their illegal rulings. Unless they can convince the military to take action, that will never happen. Ignore their rulings and move on.
So what, it will be overturned just like all the other BS libtard judicial rulings.
So can anybody tell me what exactly the emergency is?