Trump challenges tariff case at the Supreme Court

The Trump administration has filed a petition with the Supreme Court, seeking to maintain the president's trade policy that imposes tariffs on various trading partners. The Supreme Court has been asked to notify by September 10 whether it will take up the case.

The tariffs in question were first announced by President Trump in early April and cover country-specific tariffs, including a 15 percent tariff imposed on most EU products since August 7. These tariffs, which affect dozens of trading partners, were originally challenged by a dozen U.S. states.

The legal dispute revolves around the key texts of the Trade Expansion Act of 1974, specifically Section 232, which Trump used to justify steel and aluminum tariffs as national security measures, and a law from 1977 that Trump invoked to declare a national emergency for imposing tariffs—both of which are unprecedented in their application to tariffs.

The U.S. appellate court has ruled that many of President Trump's tariffs are unlawful. However, the appellate court decision will not take effect until October 14, meaning the tariffs will continue to apply at least until that date.

The appellate court criticized Trump's legal argument, stating that tariffs are a core competence of the U.S. Congress. An important question in this legal dispute is how the rulings will affect trade with countries with which the U.S. has already signed agreements.

Trump has announced his intention to appeal the appellate court's decision to the Supreme Court. He hopes that the Supreme Court's bench, which has shifted to the right during his first term, could rule in his favor if it takes up the case.

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