Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a very important ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade that President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, global and across the board, are unconstitutional.
In V.O.S. Selections v. Trump, the Trade Court ruled that Trump unlawfully used emergency powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, to impose across the board tariffs of unlimited duration and against almost all imported goods from almost all nations. To illustrate the expansive nature of Trump’s global tariffs, the reciprocal tariffs were set to affect roughly 69% of U.S. goods imports. If struck down, remaining constitutional tariffs would impact only around 16% of goods imports.
