The Road to SCOTUS

Beginning in February 2025, President Trump imposed new tariffs on imported goods through a series of executive orders, relying on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the claimed authority for imposing tariffs. In time, the new tariffs affected imported goods from nearly all countries. Legal challenges followed.

In V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. United States, the Court of International Trade (CIT) enjoined the enforcement of the tariffs against the plaintiff, and the Federal Circuit affirmed. In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs. The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in both cases, and on February 20, 2026, issued its opinion holding that IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. Two days later, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it would no longer collect IEEPA tariffs effective February 24, 2026.