Overview

• The Supreme Court rejected Learning Resources and hand2mind’s request to bypass the appeals process and immediately consider their petition on the legality of President Trump’s emergency tariffs.
• Two federal district courts ruled that the tariffs exceeded presidential authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act but stayed their own decisions pending appeal.
• On June 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit kept the tariffs in place during the ongoing appeal, and the high court’s refusal to expedite further defers any Supreme Court hearing.
• The toy companies argue that the IEEPA does not grant the president unilateral power to impose broad “Liberation Day” tariffs and emphasize the levies’ sweeping economic impact.
• With normal briefing schedules restored, the next milestone is the Federal Circuit’s final ruling, after which parties may seek Supreme Court review in the October 2025 term.