Most Trump tariffs are illegal, U.S. appeals court rules

A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that most of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are not legal.

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 op

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