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A federal court has invalidated the sweeping global tariffs imposed by President Donald J. Trump. According to the Court of International Trade ruling, an emergency law invoked by the White House does not provide unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country. The ruling offers a major check on executive power and could have long-lasting implications for the US trade policy. The Manhattan-based court said the US Constitution grants Congress exclusive powers to regulate commerce with other nations. This is not superseded by the president’s remit to safeguard the economy. The lawsuit, filed by the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center on behalf of five small US businesses that import goods from countries targeted by the duties, was the first major legal challenge to Trump’s tariffs. According to the firms, the tariffs will hurt their business. Federal court weighs first legal challenge to Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs The lawsuit is one of seven court challenges to Trump’s tariff policies, along with challenges from 13 U.S. states and other groups of small businesses. The hearing at the Court of International Trade in Manhattan marks the first time a federal court has addressed the legality of President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. Earlier this month, Jeffrey Schwab, a lawyer from the conservative Liberty Justice Center representing the plaintiffs, argued that the case is straightforward. He stated that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) — a 1977 law granting the president authority to regulate commerce during national emergencies — does not empower Trump to impose tariffs unilaterally. Schwab further contended that Trump’s declared emergency, based on trade deficits, fails to meet the legal criteria of an emergency, which must be brief, rare, and not ongoing. He then noted that the case is so far outside what constitutes an emergency or an unusual and extraordinary threat…

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