Déjà Vu: Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs — Then Temporarily Lets Them Continue

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

May 21, 2026

Another major development in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s global tariff authority signals that the uncertainty is far from over. On May 7th, a panel of federal judges on the US Court of International Trade struck down the Trump administration’s 10% global tariffs, ruling the tariffs exceeded the President's authority under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. These 10% global tariffs were put into effect by Trump just hours after the SCOTUS ruled on February 20th that the Trump Administration’s IEEPA-based tariff measures were unlawful. …

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