Lawrence: 'Worldwide humiliation' for Trump as court rules his tariff 'madness' is unconstitutional - The Last Word MSNBC

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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how a new ruling from the Court of International Trade proves “Donald Trump's attempt to use our international trade balance of payments with countries around the world as a reason for a president to impose tariffs is illegal and unconstitutional.” - Aired on 05/28/2025.

[Deuxcents]

1. Soundly put to rest. We are slowly but surely getting back to sanity again on some of these issues

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I do wish that this decision came sooner, to avoid the controversy, but actually it came just in time. Whew!

[Deuxcents]

3. Patience is needed with the court system but I'm with you..I wish it worked sooner than it does

[Justice matters.]

4. And... what if the 34-times convicted felon just ignores the judgement?

Lemme guess...

crickets?

[scipan]

5. doj filed a Notice of Appeal tonight

Not a lawyer, and Lawrence is, but I still want to wait and see what happens tomorrow. He did use the word "exclusive" when talking about the powers of this court.

[pat_k]

7. FYI on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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AI Overview

Subject Matter Jurisdiction:
The Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction over certain types of appeals, including those from the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Specialized Jurisdiction:
The Federal Circuit is unique because its jurisdiction is based on the subject matter of the case, rather than geography.

Appeals from the U.S. Court of International Trade:
The Federal Circuit hears appeals from final decisions of the U.S. Court of International Trade.

FWIW, there are no Trump appointees on this court

Kimberly A. Moore, Chief Circuit Judge (Reagan)
Pauline Newman, Circuit Judge (Reagan)
Haldane Robert Mayer, Circuit Judge (Reagan)
S. Jay Plager, Circuit Judge (H.W. Bush)
Alan D. Lourie, Circuit Judge (H.W. Bush)
Raymond C. Clevenger, III, Circuit Judge (H.W. Bush)
Alvin A. Schall, Circuit Judge (H.W. Bush)
William C. Bryson, Circuit Judge (Clinton)
Richard Linn, Circuit Judge (Clinton)
Timothy B. Dyk, Circuit Judge (Clinton)
Sharon Prost, Circuit Judge (G.W. Bush)
Jimmie V. Reyna, Circuit Judge (Obama)
Evan J. Wallach, Circuit Judge (Obama)
Richard G. Taranto, Circuit Judge (Obama)
Raymond T. Chen, Circuit Judge (Obama)
Todd M. Hughes, Circuit Judge (Obama)
Kara F. Stoll, Circuit Judge (Obama)
Tiffany P. Cunningham, Circuit Judge (Biden)
Leonard P. Stark, Circuit Judge (Biden)

As per a VOX article:

These higher courts could potentially reveal fairly soon whether they think the tariffs are legal. In an order accompanying the trade court’s decision, the court announces that “within 10 calendar days necessary administrative orders to effectuate the permanent injunction shall issue.” So, if no higher court steps in, Trump’s tariffs will cease to exist very soon.

The 47 regime will undoubtedly try to jump over the Federal Circuit and go straight to SCOTUS with an emergency appeal. I don't know if they will get away with it. Stay tuned.

[SunSeeker]

8. Leonard Leo hates tariffs, and the SCOTUS 6 owe their positions to Leo.

So there is hope they will do the right thing even if they do it for the wrong reasons.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/07/trump-tariffs-lawsuit

[pat_k]

10. Thanks for the insight!

[ancianita]

6. Every night, the felon feels Lawrence's righteous verbal beatdown.

[SunSeeker]

9. It's a thing of beauty.

Love me a righteous Lawrence rant!

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Didn't TFG sue Lawrence once??

That's his solution for everything, have somebody else take care of it...

And I sure agree, even though this news just broke, Lawrence was brilliant, handled it eloquently - as usual!

[ancianita]

13. He threatened a suit in 2019 unless Lawrence retracted and apologized, which he did. But Lawrence learned.

Now he relentlessly attacks the felon's stupidity over economic policies and violations of the Constitution.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/donald-trump-sends-legal-demand-comment-msnbcs-lawrence-o-donnell-1235171/

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12. Lawrence made me smile last night

Link to tweet