Overview

• Oral arguments in VOS Selections v. Trump are set for July 31 after an appellate stay of a May ruling that struck down the emergency-based tariffs
• The administration’s 15% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are scheduled to take effect one day after the hearing, keeping import duties in force during judicial review
• Plaintiffs comprising small businesses and a group of states argue that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant the president authority to impose broad tariffs
• A defeat for the administration could void recent trade deals with the EU and prompt a Supreme Court appeal under its current conservative majority
• Policy analysts warn that invalidating the emergency-based tariffs would disrupt supply chains and erase key trade policy gains touted by the administration