- By Aditya Jha
- Fri, 08 May 2026 09:44 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
In another setback to US President Donald Trump, a federal court on Thursday ruled that the administration's temporary 10 per cent global tariffs were not justified under federal law. A three-judge panel of the US Court of International Trade in New York, in a 2-1 decision, stated that the administration had exceeded the authority given to the president by Congress. The panel further asserted that the global tariffs were "invalid" and "unauthorised by law".
In its ruling, the court stated that the global tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 were misguided. Apart from this, one of the judges also pointed out that it was premature to grant victory to the plaintiffs. The New York-based Court of International Trade also rejected a request from 24 states, mostly led by Democrats, to block the tariffs for all importers.
"Private plaintiffs make no specific arguments for a universal injunction. Costs to one plaintiff is not an appropriate basis for the imposition of a universal injunction. Accordingly, the court declines to enter a universal injunction," the court stated, reported Yahoo News.
While reacting to the ruling, Trump stated that he was not surprised by the decision. "So, nothing surprises me with the courts. Nothing surprises me," he told reporters in Washington. "We get one ruling and we do it a different way," the US president added.
Earlier in February, he stated that any countries that wanted to "play games" after the US Supreme Court tariff ruling would face much higher tariffs.
"Any country that wants to 'play games' with the ridiculous Supreme Court decision, especially those that have 'ripped off' the U.S.A. for years, and even decades, will be met with a much higher tariff, and worse, than that which they just recently agreed to. BUYER BEWARE!!!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.