Overview

• Trump denounced Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society as a “sleazebag” after judges they recommended struck down his sweeping tariff measures
• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit stayed the International Trade Court’s ruling, allowing the tariffs to remain in effect pending further appeal
• Leonard Leo, credited with curating Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist, responded by praising the president’s transformation of the federal judiciary
• White House adviser Stephen Miller said the administration will no longer use the Federalist Society to vet judicial nominees in Trump’s second term
• The feud underscores a widening rift between Trump’s personal agenda and the conservative legal network that helped build his judicial legacy