US Trade Court Rules Against Trump's Global Tariffs

A US trade court made a decision against President Trump's tariff plan. The court said Trump's new 10% global tariffs are not allowed under a 1970s trade law. But the court only stopped the tariffs for two companies and the state of Washington.
The court's decision does not stop the tariffs for all importers. The tariffs will stay in place until the Trump administration appeals the decision.
The court said Trump was wrong to use a 1970s trade law to impose the tariffs. One judge said it was too early to say the plaintiffs won.
The court's decision is a big problem for Trump's global tariff plans. This comes a week before Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping to talk about trade.
The decision sets up another long legal fight over tariffs. This fight is about billions of dollars in tariff refunds.
Trump blamed the court's decision on 'two radical left judges'.
Trump said, 'Nothing surprises me with the courts. We get one ruling, and we do it a different way.'
The Trump administration still wants to impose broad tariffs on major trading partners. They plan to use a different law that has not been challenged in court.
The court did not stop the tariffs for all importers. They said a group of 24 states did not have the right to ask for that relief.
The court said private plaintiffs did not make a good argument for stopping the tariffs for all importers.
Trump said he will impose a 10% global tariff after the US Supreme Court loss.
The White House did not comment on the court's decision.
A trade expert said the court's decision will be appealed and will go to a higher court. Other importers may ask the court for a broader remedy.
The court said most states that sued were not importers who paid the tariffs. Washington state paid tariffs through a university.
Two small businesses said the new tariffs were an attempt to get around a Supreme Court decision.
Trump used a law that allows for duties of up to 15% for 150 days to correct trade deficits.
The court said the law was not the right way to deal with the kind of trade deficits Trump cited.
Canadian exports to the US were exempt from the global tariff.
If the administration appeals, the case will go to a higher court and maybe the Supreme Court.
The CEO of a toy company said the decision is a win for American companies that rely on global manufacturing.
A company CEO said the court's decision brings clarity and stability for companies navigating global supply chains.
A lawyer said the court's decision only applies to the plaintiffs and raises questions about how it will play out.
The Trump administration said a serious balance-of-payments deficit existed in the form of a $1.2-trillion US goods trade deficit.
Economists have doubted the premise for the new tariffs from the start.
A former trade official said the administration will likely challenge the ruling and impose permanent tariffs later.
A former US Commerce official said the administration will appeal the decision and continue collecting tariffs until July 24.
A lawyer said other companies could file lawsuits to seek refunds, depending on whether the government appeals or lets the tariffs expire.