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Gideon Korrell Explains How the Court Blocked Unlawful Trade Tariffs

In a big trade law case, the U.S. Court of International Trade said that Trumpu2019s tariffs were not legal under IEEPA. Legal expert Gideon Korrell explained that this decision helps limit the Presidentu2019s power and supports the Constitution. The court canceled the tariffs across the country, giving quick relief to businesses that import goods.

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Gideon Korrell Explains How the Court Blocked Unlawful Trade Tariffs

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  1. Gideon Korrell Explains How the Court Blocked Unlawful Trade Tariffs https://gideonkorrell.com/ PAGE 01

  2. In an important decision, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that President Trump’s tariffs, made under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), went beyond what the law and Constitution allow. Gideon Korrell, a legal expert, said this ruling clearly limits the President’s power over trade. The court canceled the tariffs and ordered the government to stop enforcing them across the country. https://gideonkorrell.com/ PAGE 02

  3. Background: How the Tariffs Were Imposed • In January 2025, President Trump signed several executive orders creating two groups of tariffs: • The “Trafficking Tariffs”: These added 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico andCanada, and 20% on goods from China, claiming those countries weren’t doing enough to stop drug trafficking. • The “Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariffs”: These started with a 10% tariff on importsfrom all countries, increasing up to 50% on 57 specific countries. The reason given was to respond to long-term trade deficits and unfair trade practices. • These tariffs were challenged in court by five small businesses and thirteen U.S. states, who argued that the President had no legal power under IEEPA to impose them. https://gideonkorrell.com/ PAGE 03

  4. What the Court Decided The court had three judges who all agreed that the President did not have the power to issue these tariffs the way he did. Their decision has a nationwide effect. https://gideonkorrell.com/ PAGE 04

  5. 1. The President’s Power Under IEEPA Has Limits IEEPA does give the President power to manage imports during a national emergency, but not to impose any tariff for any reason. “We do not read IEEPA to delegate an unbounded tariff authority to the President.” — Slip Op. at 3 The court said the “Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariffs” were too broad and had no clear connection to any emergency, so they were illegal. https://gideonkorrell.com/ PAGE 05

  6. The law requires that tariffs issued under IEEPA must directly “deal with” a specific threat. But the court said these tariffs were more about putting pressure on other countries than solving the problem directly. “The Trafficking Orders do not ‘deal with’ their stated objectives... they aim to create leverage to ‘deal with’ those objectives.” — Slip Op. at 46 This made them unlawful under IEEPA. 2. The “Trafficking Tariffs” Were Not Directly Addressing a Threat https://gideonkorrell.com/ PAGE 06

  7. The Result: Tariffs Are Cancelled and Cannot Be Enforced The court didn’t just say the tariffs were wrong—it canceled the executive orders completely and banned their enforcement: CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION MUST STOP COLLECTING THEM. THE DECISION APPLIES TO ALL IMPORTERS, NOT JUST THE ONES WHO FILED THE LAWSUIT. THE TARIFFS ARE NO LONGER VALID. “If the challenged Tariff Orders are unlawful as to Plaintiffs they are unlawful as to all.” — Slip Op. at 48 Unless the government appeals and gets a delay from a higher court, the ruling takes effect immediately. https://gideonkorrell.com/ PAGE 07

  8. What This Means for the Constitution and the Law This ruling reinforces the fact that only Congress—not the President—has the power to set tariffs, as written in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8). The court made it clear that claiming a “national emergency” does not give unlimited power to the President. “The mere incantation of ‘national emergency’ cannot, of course, sound the death-knell of the Constitution.” — Yoshida II, cited in Slip Op. at 30 https://gideonkorrell.com/ PAGE 05

  9. Gideon Korrell’s Final Take Gideon Korrell, a respected legal analyst and constitutional expert, called this case one of the most important trade rulings in decades. He said the decision sends a strong message that the President cannot unilaterally control trade through emergency powers. It puts Congress back in charge of tariff policy and confirms the courts’ role in stopping executive overreach. For businesses and importers, this ruling means immediate relief. For legal and constitutional scholars, it marks a major win for the rule of law and the separation of powers. https://gideonkorrell.com/ PAGE 09

  10. You! Thank https://gideonkorrell.com/ PAGE 15

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