US EditionJudge Extends Pause of Order Invalidating Trump’s Tariffs
- The Trump administration faces judicial setbacks in 2025 that challenge its tariffs on steel and aluminum imposed under a 50-year-old trade law.
- These setbacks arise amid efforts to use a rarely applied 1974 Trade Act provision allowing short-term tariffs before Congress reviews them.
- This provision permits tariffs up to 15 percent for five months and has never been used, offering the administration a temporary tool during ongoing bilateral talks.
- Alan Wolff, involved in drafting the 1974 legislation, emphasized that the law’s primary purpose was to promote trade rather than restrict it.
- Given judicial rulings and upcoming negotiation deadlines, the administration likely plans to maintain tariffs under robust legal authorities while urging trade partners to accelerate talks.
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Trump flouts the law to carry out his will
Last week, a federal court ruled that President Donald Trump had exceeded his statutory authority by imposing a raft of tariffs based on the "national emergency" supposedly caused by the longstanding U.S. trade deficit. Those tariffs are part of an alarming pattern: In his rush to enact his agenda, Trump frequently treats legal constraints as inconveniences that can be overridden by executive fiat.The U.S. Court of International Trade rejected T…
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