WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ruled Friday that most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal.

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, a ruling that largely upheld a May decision by a specialized federal trade court in New York.

Most Trump's tariffs ruled as illegal

What they're saying:

"We affirm the CIT’s holding that the Trafficking and Reciprocal Tariffs imposed by the Challenged Executive Orders exceed the authority delegated to the President by IEEPA’s text," the court opinion states. "We also affirm the CIT’s grant of declaratory relief that the orders are "invalid as contrary to law."

But the 7-4 court did not strike down the ta

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