Federal court rules against global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court

At issue are temporary 10% worldwide tariffs the administration imposed after the Supreme Court in February struck down even broader double-digit tariffs by Trump.

WASHINGTON — A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.

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A split three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade in New York found the 10% global tariffs were illegal after small businesses sued.

The court ruled 2-1 that Trump overstepped the tariff power that Congress had allowed the president under the law. The tariffs are “invalid″ and ”unauthorized by law,” the majority wrote.