Trump appeals to Republican appeals court for a stay blocking other federal courts from shutting down his lunatic fringe tariffs. Are you surprised? Trump always uses the courts against each other. The courts he owns versus the courts he doesn’t own is how he plays the game. Is it any wonder that justice in the United States is a broken system when Trump just sidesteps federal court rulings so his buddies in the appeals court will grant him any wish he makes?
A federal appellate court on Thursday temporarily stayed a ruling that effectively wiped out most of President Trump’s tariffs.
Why it matters: The intervention will deepen the chaos around the Court of International Trade’s Wednesday order, which threatens to upend global commerce.
Catch up quick: The trade court ruled that Trump did not have the authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping reciprocal and retaliatory tariffs.
- The administration immediately appealed, and suggested Thursday it could go straight to the Supreme Court to seek relief if other courts did not act quickly.
Driving the news: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an order Thursday staying the trade court’s ruling while it considers motions from both sides.
- It ordered the plaintiffs in the case to file a response by June 5, and the government to reply by June 9.
Source: https://www.axios.com/2025/05/29/trump-tariffs-court-appeal
