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Judge says Trump has power to impose tariffs, but punts lawsuit to different court
- On Tuesday, a federal judge in Florida, who was appointed by Donald Trump, addressed the legality of Trump’s broad tariffs and moved a major case challenging them to a different court.
- The ruling relied on a 1970s precedent from United States v. Yoshida, where a Japanese zipper company unsuccessfully challenged Nixon’s tariffs, and noted some disagreement about the president’s tariff authority.
- Emily Ley Paper, a Florida-based company, filed a lawsuit to challenge the tariffs, claiming President Trump did not have the authority to impose them. However, the judge ruled that under the 1977 statute granting emergency economic powers, the president is empowered to implement tariffs for purposes beyond merely generating revenue.
- Wetherell wrote that Trump’s stated goals to stem illicit drug flows and fix trade imbalances meet Congress’s conditions under IEEPA, but he declined to rule on the merits and sent the case to the Court of International Trade.
- The decision marks the first federal suggestion that Trump may legally impose tariffs unilaterally, signaling a possible favorable hearing ahead, although the ruling is largely technical and symbolic amid ongoing legal challenges.
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The New York LedgerJudge rules Trump acted lawfully in Chinese tariffs, in court win for White House
A federal judge rejected an emergency lawsuit this week aimed at stopping President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs from taking force, punting the case to the U.S. Court of International Trade for further review. U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell II rejected a Florida-based stationary company’s emergency motion to stay their challenge to Trump’s tariffs, agreeing that the case should be heard by the U.S. Court of International Trade, noting …
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Judge says Trump has power to impose tariffs, but punts lawsuit to different court
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may be able to survive a legal challenge, thanks in part to a Japanese zipper company that sued the Nixon administration 50 years ago. Earlier this week, a federal judge in Florida nominated by Donald Trump suggested the president has the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs — basing his ruling on the precedent from a 1970s court case — but stopped short of issuing …
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