Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 29/05/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit temporarily blocked the lower court’s decision on Thursday. The court of the federal Circuit granted an emergency motion from the Trump administration arguing that a halt is “critical for the country’s national security” The White House has applauded the move. The 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn’t say anything at all about tariffs. The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 allows tariffs in the event of a national emergency. It requires a study by the commerce secretary and can only be imposed on a product-by-product basis. In April, the White House announced that the US Department of Commerce launched an investigation to see if the US reliance on China for active ingredients in key medications posed a national security threat. “This is not an issue of whether the president can impose tariffs,” said Fein, the former associate deputy attorney general.
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