Court Rules Trump's Tariffs Illegal

A US appeals court ruled that Trump's tariffs are unconstitutional because the president wasn't legally allowed to declare a national emergency and impose tariffs.

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Donald Trump’s power to impose tariffs has always been legally dubious. It has been a failing of the media that Americans haven’t been reminded daily that this president is trying to expand his power without the clear legal authority to do so.

The courts have been working their way through Trump’s abuse of power, and after Trump lost the first tariff ruling, the US appeals court has weighed in, and the Associated Press reported:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Trump wasn’t legally allowed to declare national emergencies and impose import taxes on almost every country on earth, largely upholding a May decision by a specialized federal trade court in New York.

But the court’s 7-4 decision tossed out a part of that ruling striking down the tariffs immediately, allowing his administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court.

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The plaintiffs argue that the emergency …