A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs just a day after a trade court blocked them, ruling that Trump had overstepped his authority. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued the reinstatement without explanation, giving both sides deadlines in early June to respond.
The tariffs, dubbed “Liberation Day” duties, target a wide range of goods from major US trading partners, including Canada, Mexico, and China, which Trump claims are complicit in fentanyl trafficking into the US.
