Trump hits court decisions on tariffs, aims to appeal by Wednesday
The Trump administration seeks a swift Supreme Court decision to uphold tariffs imposed under emergency powers, citing $159 billion in revenue collected and risks to national security and trade diplomacy.
- President Donald Trump announced on September 2 that his administration will seek an expedited review from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a federal appeals court ruling against his tariffs.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a previous ruling that the tariffs were illegal and affirmed that tariff power rests with Congress, not the president.
- Trump's administration plans to appeal the decision as tariffs remain effective while legal challenges continue.
- The appeals court determined that Donald Trump wrongfully invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs, exceeding his authority under the law.
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US to issue ‘a refund on about half of the tariffs’ if SCOTUS rules Trump overstepped presidential powers, says Bessent
(CNN) — The Treasury Department will issue rebates if the Supreme Court upholds a ruling that President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs were an overstep of power, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
Trump is making 'back up plans' to circumvent the Supreme Court on key policy: NBC
Donald Trump is pursuing legal and logistical workarounds to use in case the Supreme Court rules against him, according to NBC's reporting.After reporting that, "After losing in lower courts, President Donald Trump plans to take his case for the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs to the Suprem...

The White House is exploring how to keep Trump's tariffs if the Supreme Court strikes them down
After losing in lower courts, President Donald Trump plans to take his case for the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs to the Supreme Court and the public square. But his aides have also explored alternative methods for imposing import taxes on foreign goods, according to a senior White House official and two people familiar with the internal discussions. The backup plans have been part of internal discussions for many months because some …
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the government will ask the Supreme Court for an urgent response with the intention that it revoke the ruling in which a federal court has declared many of its tariffs illegal, a petition that it will submit, at the latest, this Wednesday. “We are going to go to the Supreme Court, we believe that tomorrow (this Wednesday) because we need a quick decision. We are going to request an urgent resolution…
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