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‘The Game is Afoot’: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down the President’s IEEPA-Based Tariffs - Update from Sept. 10, 2025

On Sept. 9, the Supreme Court agreed to an expedited review of two cases on tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Legal briefs on the merits of the case will be due beginning Sept. 19,...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

US Court Rules: Most of Trump’s Tariffs Unlawful

The US Federal Court of Appeals ruled recently that most of the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump as part of the trade wars are unlawful. However, the court decided that, for the time being, these tariffs will...more

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Court of Appeals Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs, Setting Stage for Supreme Court Ruling

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a 7‑4 decision on Aug. 29, 2025, struck down President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA or the Act) to impose sweeping tariffs...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

SCOTUS to Hear Arguments in Cases Challenging Trump’s Tariffs in Early November

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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...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Federal Circuit Affirms Tariff Illegality but Defers Action to Remove Tariffs Pending Appeal

On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the Court of Appeals) affirmed in a 7-4 ruling that although the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) could give President Trump the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Federal Appeals Court Rules Set of Trump Tariffs Unlawful: What Importers Need to Know

On Friday evening, August 29, 2025, as Americans settled into the beginning of a long holiday weekend, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released its highly anticipated opinion in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v....more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Trump's IEEPA Tariffs—Tariffs Remain in Effect Pending Supreme Court Review

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In a highly anticipated decision released last week, the en banc US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dealt a blow to President Trump’s tariff agenda. The Federal Circuit’s ruling came down in a consolidated appeal of...more

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Federal Circuit Finds IEEPA Reciprocal Tariffs and Trafficking Tariffs Illegal but Continue to Be Required at Time of Entry

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held unenforceable the Trump administration’s Reciprocal Tariffs and Trafficking Tariffs instituted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In V.O.S....more

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Federal Circuit invalidates Trump’s IEEPA tariffs on global imports

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In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed that the President lacks authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose tariffs on imports. ...more

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Federal Circuit Finds IEEPA Fentanyl and Reciprocal Tariffs Illegal But Continue to Be Required at Time of Entry

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in VOS Selections Inc. v. United States where the plaintiffs challenged the validity and legality of the Trump administration’s tariffs instituted under...more

Jenner & Block

As President Trump Announces New Tariffs, Federal Circuit Questions “Breathtaking” Scope of Trump's Claimed Tariff Authority

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On August 3, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, heard nearly two hours of oral argument in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump. Argument focused on whether the president has the authority to...more

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Taxes: An American Obsession?

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Last week the United States celebrated the 249th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Great Britain. In celebration of the occasion, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Act which, among other...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IEEPA Tariffs to Remain Temporarily Despite Adverse Ruling; Aluminum and Steel Tariff Rate Increased

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On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that the tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were unlawful. In the case of V.O.S. v. United States, the court...more

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Permanent Injunction – IEEPA Reciprocal Tariffs Will Continue to be Collected During the Pendency of the Appeal

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On June 10, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) stayed the Court of International Trade’s (“CIT”) permanent injunction on the Trump Administration’s executive orders...more

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Tariff Turmoil: Trump’s Trade Regime Hits Legal Snags

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In 24 hours, two federal courts injected significant uncertainty into the viability of tariffs implemented by President Trump under the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)....more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Tariffs Legal Decisions Under IEEPA Raise Constitutional Issues for Circuit...

Several lawsuits challenging the legal validity of the tariff actions taken by President Trump since he took office on January 20, 2025, are in process of moving through the federal courts. They raise a variety of important...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Two Federal Courts Temporarily Strike Down President Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that President Trump lacks authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose his most sweeping tariffs against U.S. trading...more

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Court Ruling Rocks the Trump Trade Strategy

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At a critical stage of the Trump Administration’s aggressive global trade reset, a federal court has struck down a major statutory pylon of the White House trade strategy, potentially depriving President Trump of the most...more

Adams & Reese

Tariff Update: Pauses, New Tariffs, and Lawsuits

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President Trump continues to expand his trade policy by announcing proposed increased tariffs, while trading partners attempt to effectuate trade deals with the US, and as President Trump’s authority to impose his initial...more

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U.S. Court of International Trade Enjoins IEEPA Tariffs, But Federal Circuit Stays the Injunctions

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On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (USCIT) issued a decision vacating and permanently enjoining many of the most economically significant tariff orders issued over the past four months by President Trump....more

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CIT Strikes Down Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs, Federal Circuit Grants Temporary Stay

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On May 28, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) invalidated President Trump's tariffs declared under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The next day, the U.S. Court of...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Court of International Trade Finds Tariffs Imposed Pursuant to IEEPA Unlawful

On May 28, 2025, in a major development, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of International Trade (“CIT”) held that President Trump’s recent imposition of tariffs pursuant to the International Emergency Economic...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs

On May 28, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) unanimously struck down the extensive tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The...more

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President Trump's Reciprocal and Fentanyl Trafficking Tariffs Invalidated by the Court of International Trade: What You Need to...

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On May 28, 2025, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) does not give the President authority to impose unlimited tariffs on goods from...more

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Court of International Trade Unequivocally Declares IEEPA Tariffs to be Unlawful

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On May 28, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), in a unanimous decision, held tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of...more

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