On the 29th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit approved the Trump administration's request to temporarily stay a decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade that had barred the enforcement of executive orders imposing tariffs on multiple countries under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
In its order, the Federal Circuit stated that the U.S. government's request for an immediate administrative stay has been granted. While this court considers the related motion documents, the judgment and permanent injunction issued by the U.S. Court of International Trade in these cases will be temporarily suspended until further notice.
The Trump administration earlier indicated to this appeals court that if the order blocking the enforcement of the tariffs is not quickly paused, the government would seek emergency aid from the Supreme Court as early as the 30th.
On the same day that the Federal Circuit 'halted' the U.S. Court of International Trade's decision, another preliminary injunction was issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration under IEEPA on multiple countries. This decision was in response to lawsuits filed by two small U.S. companies against the federal government on April 22.
On the 28th, the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York ruled to block the enforcement of the Trump administration's executive orders imposing tariffs under IEEPA on multiple countries. The decision stated that IEEPA does not authorize the U.S. President to issue any global tariff orders, retaliatory tariff orders, or tariffs related to illegal transactions. The related executive orders will be revoked, and their enforcement will be permanently prohibited. This ruling was in response to lawsuits filed by five small U.S. companies and 12 U.S. states against the federal government on April 14 and April 23, respectively.
Earlier this year, in February, the Trump administration imposed tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China imported into the U.S. under IEEPA, and on April 2, imposed so-called 'reciprocal tariffs' on all trade partners under the same act.
The decisions by the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia halt most of the tariff measures promoted by the Trump administration since taking office, but tariffs imposed separately under other laws are unaffected. This includes tariffs imposed on steel, aluminum, and automobiles citing Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.