A federal appeals court on Thursday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily halt a lower-court ruling that invalidated most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The administration had warned it would seek “emergency relief” from the Supreme Court as early as Friday if the tariffs were not quickly reinstated.
In a brief order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said the lower court’s decision is “temporarily stayed until further notice while this court considers the motions papers.”
The stay gives the administration time to prepare its argument that the president has the authority to impose tariffs unilaterally under existing law.
A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of International Trade—including a Trump-appointed judge—had previously rejected that position. In their ruling, they struck down Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs and other trade duties, finding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a law from the 1970s, does not grant presidents unlimited tariff authority.
This is a developing story.
