By Rachel Lerman —
Tariffs are on for now thanks to appeals court in win for Trump
President Donald Trump’s tariffs can continue for now, after an appeals court granted the administration’ request to temporarily stay a lower court’s order.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Thursday afternoon that it would temporarily pause the effects of a decision from the Court of International Trade, which ruled Wednesday that most of Trump’s tariffs were illegal and must be halted.
The Trump Administration said in a court filing earlier in the day that it would ask the Supreme Court for emergency relief if the appeals court didn’t quickly pause the ruling.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing Thursday that the courts shouldn’t have a role in this issue.
“The president’s rationale for imposing these powerful tariffs was legally sound and grounded in common sense,” she said.