U.S. trade court rules against Trump's 10% tariffs

Politics U.S. trade court rules against Trump's 10% tariffs By Jacob Rosen, Jacob Rosen Justice Department Reporter Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump's 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Read Full Bio Jacob Rosen, Faris Tanyos Faris Tanyos News Editor Faris Tanyos is a news editor for CBSNews.com, where he writes and edits stories and tracks breaking news. He previously worked as a digital news producer at several local news stations up and down the West Coast. Read Full Bio Faris Tanyos May 7, 2026 / 6:10 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A U.S. trade court on Thursday ruled that President Trump's latest round of global 10% tariffs are invalid.In a 2-1 decision, a panel of judges in the U.S. Court of International Trade sided with 24 states and a small group of businesses who filed a lawsuit in March challenging the legality of the Trump administration's tax on most imports.Those new tariffs were put in place in February, days after the Supreme Court struck down Mr. Trump's previous round of sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs first issued in April 2025 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the IEEPA does not give Mr. Trump the authority to impose tariffs.   Following that Supreme Court decision, the White House put in place new tariffs using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, a legal provision that allows the president to impose tariffs for 150 days.In its 88-page ruling Thursday, the U.S. Court of International Trade described the tariffs as "unlawful," and noted that they had brought on "economic harm.""Defendants do not explain why they should be permitted to continue the unlawful collection of Section 122 duties from Importer Plaintiffs for the duration of the imposition of such duties...