The US Supreme Court on Friday handed President Trump a temporary win in the battle over his tariffs.
The high court denied a request to expedite a tariff challenge from the toy companies suing Trump.
The toy companies, Learning Resources and hand2mind tried to leapfrog the lower courts and take the tariff fight directly to the Supreme Court.
The family owned businesses argued that President Trump does not have the authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose tariffs.
The Supreme Court denied the request to expedite the challenge, giving President Trump the standard 30 days to respond.
BREAKING: SCOTUS denies request that it grant cert (take appeal) in challenge to Trump’s tariffs before judgment. In other words, SCOTUS is letting lower courts continue on with handling tariff cases. 1/
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) June 20, 2025
A court battle over President Trump’s tariffs is playing out in a district court and the Court of International Trade.
Last month a three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade ruled President Trump exceeded his authority to unilaterally impose tariffs under IEEPA.
The three judge panel included: Gary Katzmann (Obama), Timothy Reif (Trump) and Jane Restani (Reagan).
The Trump DOJ immediately appealed the ruling.
A federal appeals court late last month temporarily reinstated President Trump’s tariffs after the Court of International Trade in New York said President Trump exceeded his authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA).
However, after further consideration, the same federal appeals court ruled that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs could remain in effect while the Trump Administration mounted a legal challenge.
The federal Circuit Court will hear arguments on the case on July 31 so the tariffs will remain in effect in the meantime.
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