On Friday, March 5, 2026, twenty-four (24) states filed a complaint in the Court of International Trade (“CIT”) against the Trump Administration challenging the legality of the Section 122 duties imposed on February 20th after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not permit the president to impose tariffs.
On Friday February 20, 2026, just a few hours after the Supreme Court struck down the validity of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) tariffs that have been in place since February 2025, the White House issued multiple executive orders (“EO”).
On, February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Learning Resources v. Trump, which challenged the President’s imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). The Court ruled 6-3 that the IEEPA statute, which permits the President “to regulate . . . importation” does not confer any tariff-setting
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the legality of tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). This decision follows a series of lower court rulings that challenge the extent of presidential authority in trade matters, particularly concerning the imposition of tariffs without express congressional approval.
In May
In agreeing to review two rulings by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on President Trump’s March 6, 2017, Executive Order, the Supreme Court reinstated certain provisions of the Executive Order that the lower courts had blocked. The March 6th Executive Order entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” was to suspend visa issuance for individuals from six countries, including Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen for 90 days. This provision, often referred to as the “travel ban,” effectively prohibits travel to the United States for individuals from the six affected countries.