Overview

• A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade on May 28 blocked Trump’s April 2 reciprocal tariffs before an appeals court temporarily reinstated them
• Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller labeled the initial ruling “judicial tyranny” while Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused unelected judges of inserting themselves into policy
• Economic adviser Kevin Hassett joined the chorus by denouncing the panel as “activist judges” undermining the administration’s trade agenda
• Courts have issued dozens of injunctions on Trump’s executive orders across immigration, education and federal workforce reforms
• Legal experts warn the escalating public attacks and mounting injunctions could culminate in a Supreme Court decision on the scope of presidential power