The Supreme Court still hasn’t decided on Trump’s tariffs – the decision will move forward

The US Supreme Court did not decide whether the president Donald Trump’s the tariffs imposed last year are legal or not, the news agency Bloomberg reports.

Bloomberg estimates that the decision will be moved forward by at least a month, because the Supreme Court is about to take a month-long break, during which it will not publish decisions.

The Federal Trade Court and the Court of Appeals previously ruled that Trump had exceeded his authority, prompting the administration to take the legality of the tariffs to the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court heard the case in November. It was expected that the decision would come in January. The Supreme Court does not announce in advance when the decisions will be announced.

During the hearing, most of the justices were skeptical about whether Trump had the authority to impose such broad tariffs.

Only the days when they are told are known. Today, the court announced the decision on three different cases, but not on the expected customs decision.

Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) enacted in 1977 as a basis for the tariffs, which can be used in a “national security emergency”.

According to the law, the president can declare an “unusual and exceptional threat” to national security and, as a countermeasure, restrict imports, among other things.

The law does not say anything about tariffs, and it has not previously been used globally, let alone against US allies.

A decision unfavorable to Trump would be the biggest legal setback in his second term as president. At the center of the decision are the tariffs imposed on April 2, which were widely imposed on US trading partners.

A decision against Trump could mean that the US federal government has to return up to $130 billion in customs duties collected.

Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Finland and seven other NATO countries because of the situation in Greenland. According to the Bloomberg news agency, he has not said what authority the imposition of these tariffs would be based on. According to the law, the president can declare an “unusual and exceptional threat” to national security and, as a countermeasure, restrict imports, among other things.

The law does not say anything about tariffs, and it has not previously been used globally, let alone against US allies.

A decision unfavorable to Trump would be the biggest legal setback in his second term as president. At the center of the decision are the tariffs imposed on April 2, which were widely imposed on US trading partners.

A ruling against Trump could mean the US federal government has to pay back up to $130 billion in duties collected.

Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Finland and seven other NATO countries because of the situation in Greenland. According to the Bloomberg news agency, he has not said what authority the imposition of these tariffs would be based on.