Federal court strikes down Trump's 10% global tariffs as illegal overreach of congressional authority

The U.S. Court of International Trade in New York ruled 2-1 that President Trump's 10% global tariffs were illegal and unauthorized by law. The ruling found that Trump overstepped the tariff power Congress had granted to the president. This decision came after small businesses sued the administration, and followed a previous Supreme Court loss on Trump's sweeping tariff policies. The court deemed the tariffs 'invalid' and found the president had exceeded congressional authority in imposing the worldwide levies. This marked another significant legal setback for the administration's aggressive trade policy agenda.

"The court deemed the tariffs 'invalid' and found the president had exceeded congressional authority" — U.S. Court of International Trade ruling on Trump's 10% global tariffs