US court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from nations that sell more to the United States than they buy.

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.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/us-court-blocks-trump-s-liberation-day-tariffs/ar-AA1FFqD8?ocid=BingNewsSerp#comments

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— Reuters (@reuters.com) 2025-05-28T23:15:08.754Z

[RainCaster]

1. The ketchup is gonna fly

His butt will be so hurt, the TACO fiasco will seem mild. I'm loving it.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. I am predicting a level 1 ketchup alert

[highplainsdem]

10. The Truth Social posts will be flying, too. I love this ruling.

[BootinUp]

17. A history of catsup (1976)

From the Tampa Bay Times (Florida) September 9, 1976

Some people say “it’s just not a meal without ketchup.” While enjoying the tomatoey goodness of ketchup, did you ever wonder where it all came from and when it got started?

Well, according to the Del Monte Corporation, “it’s a secret from the Far East.” Catsup (different brands have different spellings) originated in Asia, where its name was derived from “ket-tsiap” (Chinese), “ketchup” (Malayan), or “kachiap” (Thai), meaning a spicy sauce of or for fish. History indicates Portuguese traders took tomato seeds to Macao, a southeast island of China.

continued

https://clickamericana.com/topics/food-drink/the-history-of-catsup-plus-check-out-these-vintage-catsup-ketchup-brands

[C_U_L8R]

2. Boom.

Trump is a global joke.

[SergeStorms]

36. Right now there are less than 70 million humans.....

on a planet comprised of over 8 billion souls, who believe Krasnov is a higher life form than plant life.
Unfortunately, over 77 million of those idiots, some of which who've now regained sentience, voted for the asshole in 2024.
"Democracy" at work, but it still beats fascism.

[Playingmantis]

3. I for one want him to institute these tariffs and really tank the economy

I know it sounds crazy but a good deep recession will stop this MAGA movement..; Saving them from the consequences of their actions will not change their minds but being out of work and losing the family farm will..
I know its harsh but people have given their lives for democracy..and this would be a relatively small price to pay.

[CNYHarris]

7. Tariffs are not the endgame

Trade deals from the threat of tariffs are the endgame.

Trump can't have trade deal victories without the threat of tariffs, so Trump automatically loses without the ability to have these trade wars involving tariffs. Trump is going to have to go to congress if this holds, and Trump's bitcoin plan to have dollar backed or replaced by bitcoin would be in trouble too.

You see bitcoin is hyperdeflationary. You can't print more, there is a fixed supply of 21 million to produce fake scarcity of a worthless product. That fake scarcity is what makes you feel like you are missing out on a limited asset and to jump on the bandwagon. Dollars are invented with debt, loans, etc. Take out a loan, new money is invented. Pay back the loan, money is destroyed. bitcoin is limited. Meaning if bitcoin is the US currency, the US has to run trade surpluses with nations or else the entire US supply of bitcoin slowly drains out of the US and the US is left with no money, as you can't print it, it is fixed to 21 million. So before going to bitcoin, Trump is waging economic trade wars with nations so the US can go to bitcoin once nations have trade parity with the US.

Trump is not destroying the economy for ego or anti-free trade sentiment. It is more than that. It is the big tech billionare bitcoin agenda.

[reACTIONary]

13. Good analysis and description....

.... Hyperdeflationary = liquidity trap = recession

[Justice matters.]

29. If bitcoin was to be made the US currency, what about all the other 'coins'

out there? Like Ether-chit and the myriad others with different names?

Would they be outlawed?

I hate these scams... while I don't know much about them

[kkmarie]

23. I am with you playingmantis

The MAGAS will not learn a thing unless maybe it actually affects them. Even though most will still believe Krasnov when he says gas is downtown $1.98 per gallon, even as they are filling up at $3+ per gallon.
If there is a deep recession maybe half will finally get it.

[louis-t]

33. I, for one, wholeheartedly agree with you.

They. Have. To. Be. Shown. If he is stopped, it will forever more be "Things woulda been much better if they let him do it." Not just a recession, but millions of cult worshipers thrown off their health insurance and can't afford their meds. People who voted for him getting deported. Maga idiots losing their jobs. A lot of innocent people would be hurt, but it would mean the end of the repug party for generations. And the trials would last a decade or more.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. CNN-US court blocks Trump from imposing some tariffs

This will be fun to watch

Breaking - US court blocks Trump from imposing some tariffs

www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/b...

— Jamie Gangel (@jamiegangel.bsky.social) 2025-05-28T23:20:49.015Z

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/28/business/us-court-blocks-trumps-tariffs

A three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade, a relatively low-profile court in Manhattan, ruled Wednesday to temporarily halt Trump’s global tariffs that he imposed citing emergency economic powers, including his “Liberation Day” tariffs imposed on April 2.

The court ruled in favor of a permanent injunction, grinding Trump’s global tariffs to a halt before “deals” with most other trading partners have even been reached. That means the bulk – but not all – of Trump’s tariffs are put in a standstill.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

[Cha]

6. Yeah, ,FO Big Blowhard Ugly Asshole Mouth.

The Court of International Trade has Stopped your Gaslit Bullshit "liberation" Hogwash.

TY & from Blue Sky!

[bluestarone]

8. Better late than never. about time. NOW rule that way

In hundreds of OTHER ways he has NO POWER to do!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Federal court says Trump doesn't have the power to impose tariffs unilaterally

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

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…

— (@surajworld.bsky.social) 2025-05-28T23:27:07Z

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/federal-court-trump-power-impose-tariffs-unilaterally/story

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 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.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Reference

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220238351

[CNYHarris]

12. If this holds, which there is going to be a political conflict/war over this

Then the EU would not forced into making a deal with TFG.

Then Canada would not forced into making a deal with TFG.

And the list continues of the many nations that would have been forced into trade deals for Trump victory after Trump victory that no longer have to make deals with Trump. It means the economic suffering was for naught. And voters are going to see that.

[Smackdown2019]

14. Stock market will go nuts tomorrow

Stock market will have a very good day tomorrow....

[elleng]

31. GOOD day, all markets UP!

[Mrsfiddlegirl]

15. Liberty Justice site

More details including plaintiff's names.
]https://libertyjusticecenter.org/cases/v-o-s-selections-inc-v-trump/

[NickB79]

16. This will enrage him. He'll lash out in some spectacularly stupid way

[slightlv]

21. I think he's going to

Hit the courts and judges triple hard now. First he'll send everything to the Supreme Court and then start terrorizing the federal judges much more than he already has. I believe getting rid of the courts... and constitutional law... is on the P2025 mandate. And lord knows trump wants to rid himself of all these courts and judges.

I see him trying to pull a Netanyahu and attempting to disband them in some way. Wonder if that would get a rise out of the people like it did in Israel. Stopped Netanyahu... Wonder if it would work against trump in the same way.

[LymphocyteLover]

24. Yeah, agree. There's no way he'll comply with this.

[NowsTheTime]

18. trump....Please keep squandering your political capital (aka losing)

[thought crime]

19. NOBODY saw this coming...

Except China, Japan, Korea, UK, EU, Mexico, Canada, and all the other countries dragging their feet on trade negotiations.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

20. Lawrence saw this coming

Link to tweet

[elleng]

32. and Lawrence!!!

[GoodRaisin]

22. Tim Apple will sleep well tonight.

[Canada Kid]

25. How Effective?

The fact that a court blocked Trump is great...but for how long? It still has to go before the Trump Commitee...formerly known as THE SUPREME COURT

[LetMyPeopleVote]

26. A staggering setback for President Trump's aggressive trade agenda."

Link to tweet

[Martin68]

27. I hope the doomsday naysayers who have already written our country off as a fascist state take note of the progress

being made on numerous fronts, and the numerous failures of the Tump administration. Trump had already backed down on a number of tariff threats even before this ruling. Authoritarian governments don't back down. Chickenshit, incompetent MAGA governments do. We will win this fight in the end.

[bmichaelh]

28. Trump is no stable genius

Trump has a pattern of behavior; once he has an obsession, no amount of reasoning will change his mind.

Calling him TACO (Trump always Chickens Out), may make things worse.
Authoritarians do not like being the butt of jokes.

He is not a rational person.

There is a historical lesson.

In the 1980s, he owned the USFL New Jersey Generals.
The league had moderate success and future hall of famers like Reggie White.
But Trump's narcissism killed the league.
He and some of the other owners voted to move their schedule to the Fall compete directly against the NFL.
Some think that they were trying to force a merger between the NFL and USFL.
The league shutdown a few years after this move.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/11/the-day-donald-trumps-narcissism-killed-the-usfl

[LetMyPeopleVote]

30. BREAKING: In a second ruling in under 18 hours Judge has just struck down Trump's tariffs, ruling them unlawful

This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[louis-t]

34. Who wants to bet SC won't review the case?

I think they will let it stand.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

35. Trump administration live updates: Israel accepts U.S. ceasefire proposal, appeals court temporarily allows Trump tariff

Link to tweet

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-administration-elon-tariffs-medicaid-immigration-live-updates-rcna209644

A federal appeals court is allowing Trump’s tariffs to stay in place after issuing a stay of a U.S. court ruling on Wednesday that blocked several of Trump’s tariffs from going into effect. The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled yesterday that the president had exceeded his authority in imposing the tariffs on U.S. trading partners.