A federal appeals court has ruled that the majority of the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are not legal.
The tariffs remain in effect for now, with the court allowing the administration until Oct. 14 to appeal its decision, Reuters reported. That means the case could soon land in the U.S. Supreme Court.
The appeals court took issue with Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to justify the tariffs.
“The statute bestows significant authority on the President to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency, but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC, wrote. The court was divided 7-4 in its decision.
After the decision, Trump wrote on social media: ““All tariffs are still in effect! If these tariffs ever went away, it would a total disaster for our country.”
