Trump unleashes on judges who restrain his power to issue tariffs: All tariffs stand

Latest Developments on Trump's Tariffs

Most of the Tariffs are ruled illegitimate at the Appeals Court but are not removed as yet.

A split U.S. Court of Appeals issued a historic 7-4 decision that found that the vast majority of tariffs imposed by President Trump were beyond his legal authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977(IEEPA). The court also highlighted that this law does not expressly grant power to impose tariffs.

However, the tariffs have not yet been removed until October 14 which will give the administration an opportunity to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Scope and Details of the Ruling

The ruling would largely target Trump's international level of reciprocal tariffs, which were implemented in April (Liberation Day) and earlier trafficking tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada.

These tariffs are under the challenge since the courts decided that national emergencies as proclaimed by Trump did not give him the discretion to indiscriminately raise tariffs.

There are sector-specific tariffs that have not been reduced, including steel, aluminum, and auto tariffs, which were instituted under alternative statutory tools (e.g., Section 232).

Trump Administration's Response

In social media (Truth Social) Trump dismissed the decision, describing the court as extremely partisan, and claimed: ALL TARIFFS STILL IN EFFECT!.

Another defense of the tariffs was made at the White House where it was claimed that the tariffs were adopted within the law to safeguard the economic and national security of the United States of America.

Wider Geopolitical Context: Tariffs on India

Meanwhile, the U.S. had put high tariffs on Indian goods--up to 50 percent--which Jefferies explained partly by Trump as a personal indignation at not having been able to mediate tensions between India and Pakistan.

It is also a step in an overall 2025 U.S.-India diplomatic and trade crisis, which is an escalation of trade tensions, and may have longer-term strategic co-operation consequences.