Overview

• On May 29 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted an administrative stay of the Court of International Trade’s order, allowing the tariffs to continue during the appeal
• The Court of International Trade had ruled on May 28 that the president exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by imposing worldwide import levies
• The Trump administration must file consolidated briefs by June 5 and June 9 and has indicated it may seek emergency relief from the Supreme Court
• White House officials argue that blocking the tariffs would inflict irreparable harm on U.S. foreign policy and national security leverage
• Legal experts say that if the trade court’s original ruling is ultimately upheld, importers could pursue refunds for IEEPA tariffs paid to date