Overview

• A D.C. appeals court struck down the president’s reciprocal tariffs as illegal and unconstitutional, reiterating that only Congress can impose tariffs.
• A federal judge in California ruled the deployment of the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles unlawful under the Posse Comitatus Act and barred military law-enforcement roles.
• An emergency order in Washington blocked the deportations of up to 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children pending hearings, and a separate ruling curbed fast‑track removals far from the border.
• An appeals court held that the president cannot cancel billions in foreign aid without congressional approval.
• Separate rulings found the freeze of Harvard research funds unlawful and blocked the administration from revoking Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Venezuelan immigrants.