Overview

• The Justice Department asked the justices to decide by September 10 whether to hear the case and to hold arguments by early November, according to a filing by Attorney General D. John Sauer.
• The appeals court held that the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize imposing tariffs, a power the court said belongs to Congress.
• The stay preserves most of the challenged, across-the-board import duties for now, while sector-specific levies on steel, aluminum and autos are not affected by the ruling.
• The government warned that losing the case could require refunding collected duties and could jeopardize negotiated trade frameworks and ongoing talks.
• The appeal covers broad tariffs on many imports, including goods from China and some from Canada and Mexico, and Trump has suggested trade agreements could be undone if the tariffs are struck down.