Federal Circuit Rules that Trafficking and Reciprocal Tariffs Violate IEEPA

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By Jamey B. Collidge Ryan M. Graham Ryan Last, Charlene C. Goldfield On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade, holding that President Trump overstepped the authority provided by Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs aimed at addressing drug trafficking, illegal migration, and in…

Federal Circuit Rules that Trafficking and Reciprocal Tariffs Violate IEEPA

On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“the Court” or “Federal Circuit”) in a 7-4 ruling determined that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by imposing certain tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The Court also affirmed the grant of declaratory relief of the U.S. Court of International Trade (“the lower court” or “CIT”) that the involved Executive Orders are “contrary …