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Judge finds tariff policy illegal; ruling is ironclad [View all]
MSNBC
Aug 30, 2025
Last night, a federal appeals court ruled that most of Trump tariffs are illegal, explaining that the President misused his authority when he imposed them under an emergency-powers statute. The court said that only Congress had the authority to apply such a sweeping measure. The Trump administration will likely appeal this ruling to the US Supreme Court.
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