US court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
trump had no inherent power to declare a tariff. The emergency statute cited does not discuss tariffs. These tariffs were never authorized by any statutory authority.
US court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs reut.rs/4jtA5N0
— Reuters (@reuters.com) 2025-05-28T23:15:08.754Z
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The Manhattan-based Court of International Trade said the U.S. Constitution gives the U.S. Congress exclusive powers to regulate commerce with other countries that are not trumped by the president's emergency powers to safeguard the U.S. economy.
The lawsuit, filed by the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center on behalf of five small U.S. businesses that import goods from countries targeted by the duties, was the first major legal challenge to Trump's tariffs.
The companies - which range from a New York wine and spirits importer to a Virginia-based maker of educational kits and musical instruments - have said the tariffs will hurt their ability to do business.
The lawsuit is one of seven court challenges to Trump's tariff policies, along with challenges from 13 U.S. states and other groups of small businesses.
I am predicting that a couple more courts will also be ruling soon against trump's tariffs
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This will be fun to watch. trump has no statutory authority to impose tariffs
Federal court says Trump doesn’t have the power to impose tariffs unilaterally
— (@surajworld.bsky.social) 2025-05-28T23:27:07Z
A federal court has determined that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs, dealing a sweeping blow to the president's main weapon in his ongoing global trade war. A panel of…
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/federal-court-trump-power-impose-tariffs-unilaterally/story
A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of International Trade found the tariffs were unlawful and permanently vacated them.
Since Trump announced sweeping tariffs on more than 50 countries in April, his administration has faced half a dozen lawsuits challenging the president's ability to impose tariffs without the approval of Congress.
The Court of International Trade issued its ruling in a case brought by a group of five small businesses who argued that Trump's tariffs are an "unprecedented power grab."
Lawyers for the small businesses alleged that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act -- which Trump invoked to impose the tariffs -- does not give the president the right to issue "across-the-board worldwide tariffs," and that Trump's justification for the tariffs was invalid.
That is hilarious.
‘Hide ketchup somewhere he won't look, like salad bar.’
‘Cover any priceless works of art.’
‘Distract with…Ivanka nudes.’
Two of the three judges were appointed by Republican Presidents (including Trump) and one by Obama. 
trump's attorneys had to make the legal commitment to refund all tariffs in order to get a stay of the rulings on trump's tariffs. The court of appeals issued the stay of the two injunctions based on the agreement by the trump administration to refund all tariffs if the ruling of these two courts are upheld on appeal.
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The offer by the trump attorneys to give refunds is not sufficient to compensate the persons having to pay these tariffs. The people being forced to pay the tariffs are not fully compensated for their damages by mere refunds
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The plaintiffs need to be fully compensated for any damages suffered due to the trump tariffs