US EditionFederal court hears new case against Trump’s latest global tariffs
Plaintiffs say the law cannot cover routine trade deficits, while the administration argues persistent balance-of-payments problems justify tariffs of up to 15%.
- On Friday, the U.S. Court of International Trade heard oral arguments challenging President Donald Trump's 10% global tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, with a three-judge panel questioning whether the decades-old statute applies to routine trade deficits.
- Trump implemented these tariffs after the Supreme Court ruled in February that his earlier use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act was unlawful, forcing the administration to invoke Section 122 as a legal alternative.
- A coalition of 24 states and two small businesses sued to block the tariffs, arguing Section 122 is obsolete, while the White House maintains Trump is "lawfully using the executive powers granted to him" to address a balance-of-payments crisis.
- During the three-hour hearing, judges appeared skeptical of the government's legal basis, with the administration's attorney unable to clearly define how a 1974 statute applies to modern trade deficits.
- The court issued no timeline for a ruling, though the tariffs are scheduled to expire July 24, and the administration has accelerated Section 301 investigations to potentially replace them if the court invalidates the current levies.
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Oregon leads argument against Trump’s tariffs again
Attorney General Dan Rayfield speaks to the Salem City Club at the Willamette Heritage Center in Salem on Sept. 12, 2025. (Photo by Laura Tesler/Oregon Capital Chronicle)Like a child trying to find ways around a parent’s “no,” President Donald Trump is still trying to find ways to justify his tariffs after the Supreme Court in late February struck them down, Oregon’s top legal officer said. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield met virtually wit…
Trade Court Hears Dispute Over Trump’s Section 122 Tariffs
The Court of International Trade heard oral arguments on April 10 in a suit challenging President Donald Trump’s recent global tariffs. Trump implemented those tariffs using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs he’d issued using the International Economic Emergency Powers Act. Section 122 allows the president to apply tariffs up to 15 percent and lasting 150 days in certain circumstances. After that, h…
Trump’s tariff powers tested again as court questions ‘deficit’ justification
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs returned to court on Friday, as a three-judge Court of International Trade panel in New York sharply questioned both sides while weighing the legality of a new set of tariffs he imposed in February, shortly after a Supreme Court ruling declared most of his sweeping levies unlawful. While the judges offered few clues on how they might rule on the Section 122 tariffs, the court has previously rejected business c…
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