On June 3, in Washington, D.C., Judge Rudolph Contreras stated that he would indefinitely suspend the implementation of the previous 'stay order' against the Trump administration's tariff policy until the appellate court rules.
On May 29, Contreras ruled that President Trump does not have the authority to impose tariffs on trade partners by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The lawsuit was filed by two toy companies. This is the second federal court in the U.S. to rule that the Trump administration's tariff measures are 'illegal'.
On May 28, the U.S. International Trade Court ruled that Trump's imposition of so-called 'reciprocal tariffs' on trade partners by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act is an overreach and that the related measures are illegal and invalid.
The Trump administration has appealed these two rulings to two federal appellate courts.
On May 29, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. approved the Trump administration's request to temporarily suspend the ruling issued by the U.S. International Trade Court to 'stay' the enforcement of tariff measures.
On the 3rd, Contreras stated that, given the federal appellate court's approval of the Trump administration's request, he has decided to indefinitely suspend the implementation of the 'stay order' against the Trump administration's tariff policy until the appellate court rules.
Currently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has not yet responded to Contreras' ruling.
White House Press Secretary Levitt recently stated that the court 'has no authority to interfere' with government tariff policy, and the 'stay order' against the tariff measures is a 'worrying and dangerous trend'. (End)