Trump back in court Thursday to defend the tariffs he plans to impose Friday

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An imposing threat to President Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariffs will be tested by a panel of Washington, D.C., federal appeals court judges on Thursday, less than 24 hours before those duties are scheduled to take effect for countries around the world.

In a case that is moving quickly through the judicial system, a group of small business importers and 12 states will clash with the US Justice Department over the president’s authority to impose the tariffs without authorization from Congress.

The Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which is hearing the case, is reviewing a lower court's prior decision in May to strike down the president’s tariffs. That ruling was put on hold pending a decision from a panel of appeals court judges, which is not expected before the additional tariffs take effect Friday.

The tariffs that go into effect tomorrow were originally unveiled on April 2, which Trump dubbed "Liberation Day," and were scheduled to start on April 9 but were delayed 90 days and delayed again to Aug. 1. Some of the rates have been adjusted after negotiations with major trading partners.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-back-in-court-thursday-to-defend-the-tariffs-he-plans-to-impose-friday-080010728.html

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1. "'IEEPA doesn't even say tariffs, doesn't even mention them,' one of the judges said."

This sounds like a fun oral argument

Link to tweet

“Judges pressed government lawyer Brett Shumate to explain how the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 law historically used for sanctioning enemies or freezing their assets, gave Trump the power to impose tariffs.

“Trump is the first president to use IEEPA to impose tariffs.

“‘IEEPA doesn't even say tariffs, doesn't even mention them,’ one of the judges said.”