A federal judge in Washington, D.C., extended a pause on his order invalidating the bulk of President Trump’s tariffs until an appeals court can resolve the case.

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras had already agreed to put his ruling on hold for two weeks when he issued it, but Tuesday’s extension lasts indefinitely until the appeals court rules.

It’s the latest development in what has been a whirlwind week for the legal battle surrounding Trump’s tariffs. Two federal courts found Trump’s use of an emergency law to justify tariffs unlawful, but neither ruling is currently in effect.

In response to a lawsuit filed by two education businesses, Contreras on Thursday invalidated Trump’s reciprocal “Liberation Day” tariffs and those he recently imposed on China that cited fentanyl traffi

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