The U.S. appeals court accepted the request of the Donald Trump administration, allowing it to maintain reciprocal tariff measures during the appeals process.
On the 29th (local time), according to reports from Reuters and others, the appeals court in Washington, D.C., temporarily suspended the enforcement of the lower court's order invalidating President Trump's reciprocal tariffs, issued by the Federal Court of International Trade (CIT) the previous day. The court stated, "The ruling handed down by the CIT is temporarily on hold until further notice while the appeals court reviews the application documents."
This means the appeals court accepted the 'stay of judgment' request submitted by the Trump administration in response to the lower court's ruling. However, since the appeals court's decision is temporary, it is uncertain whether it will continue throughout the main lawsuit. U.S. political media Politico predicted that this decision would remain at least until mid-June.
Previously, the CIT stated that President Trump violated congressional authority regarding the country-specific tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which was enacted in 1977, and ordered these tariffs to be invalidated. The court ruled that the president could not be regarded as having an unlimited authority to impose tariffs on goods from all countries worldwide under the IEEPA.
The White House stated regarding the CIT decision that "the judges abused their judicial authority" and that "President Trump will fight against the court's ruling to implement a pro-American trade policy." It added that it would continue trade negotiations underway with various countries and would seek to appeal to the Supreme Court if necessary to overturn this horrible decision.