From the Associated Press: The Trump administration took the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping import taxes under federal law.
The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that found most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers law.
It’s the latest in a series of Trump administration appeals to a Supreme Court he helped shape, and one that is expected to put a centerpiece of the president’s trade policy before the justices.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit left the tariffs in place for now, but the administration nevertheless called on the high court to intervene quickly in a petition filed electronically late Wednesday and provided to The Associated Press. It was expected to be formally docketed on Thursday.
This comes after a 7-4 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday that claimed Trump overstepped his authority by using a 1977 law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or Ieepa to enact the tariffs.
However, the court delayed the ruling from taking effect until Oct. 14, in order to give the Trump administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court.
President Trump commented on the case while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
“We have a very very big case in the Supreme Court… Our country has a chance to be unbelievably rich again… If we don’t win that case, our country is going to suffer so greatly — but I think we’re gonna have a big victory,” he said.
.@POTUS on tariffs: “We have a very very big case in the Supreme Court… Our country has a chance to be unbelievably rich again… If we don’t win that case, our country is going to suffer so greatly — but I think we’re gonna have a big victory.” pic.twitter.com/exSxevsXAq
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 3, 2025
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