US Trade Court Strikes Down Trump's 10% Global Tariff as 'Illegal' and 'Unauthorized'

Donald Trump is back in the court docket. The US International Trade Court of Justice struck down the 10 percent global tariff imposed by the Trump administration, calling it illegal. The court called the tariffs "illegal" and "unauthorized." The ruling came on a petition by small businesses in the United States that said the Trump administration had abused the powers granted to the president by Congress. The three-judge bench of the US Trade Court ruled in a 2-1 decision. The court said the powers used to impose the 10 percent tariff had not been used within the legal framework. Only Washington state and two private importer companies are currently in relief. These include spice maker Burlap & Barrel and toy maker Basic Fun. The court ordered a halt to the collection of related tariffs from these companies. Exactly what is the dispute? The Trump administration's temporary 10 percent tariff imposed in February 1974 was ruled unconstitutional by the Trump administration's Supreme Court under the new US Supreme Court's Global Trade Policy Section.