Court rules Trump's 10% tariff is just as illegal as the tariff it replaced
Ars TechnicaMay 8, 2026
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A recent ruling by the US Court of International Trade has deemed Donald Trump's global 10% tariff on imports illegal, following the Supreme Court's rejection of his previous emergency tariffs. This decision significantly undermines Trump's trade policy, which aimed to boost US manufacturing through tariff imposition, leaving him with diminished negotiation power ahead of upcoming talks with China's President Xi Jinping. With no viable emergency measures left to invoke, Trump's trade strategy faces considerable challenges.