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Uproar in U.S. Over Trump's Unilateral Actions; Court May Rule on Tariff Powers Today
Digital Desk
US appeals court judges on Thursday questioned whether Donald Trump's tariffs were justified under the president's emergency powers after a lower court said he overstepped his authority by imposing excessive tariffs on imported goods.
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington DC is considering the legality of reciprocal tariffs imposed by Trump on several US trading partners in April and tariffs imposed on China, Canada and Mexico in February.
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Hearing arguments in two cases brought by five small businesses and 12 Democratic-led US states, the judges urged government lawyer Brett Shumate to explain how the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) gave Trump the power to impose tariffs.
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