[Salon] Trade Court Rules Against Trump’s New Global Tariffs

Trade Court Rules Against Trump’s New Global Tariffs

Panel says president didn’t meet legal criteria to impose 10% levy

By 

Lydia Wheeler

, 

Gavin Bade

 and 

Erin Mulvaney

May 7, 2026 The Wall Street Journal

Gantry cranes lit in red stand over numerous stacks of shipping containers at Yangshan Port.Gantry cranes stand near stacked shipping containers at a port outside Shanghai on Thursday. Go Nakamura/Reuters

A federal trade court ruled President Trump didn’t have the authority to impose new global tariffs after a previous set of levies was struck down by the Supreme Court in February.

The decision on Thursday from the Court of International Trade invalidated Trump’s attempt to impose a new 10% tariff on goods from virtually every nation by invoking authority under Section 122 of the Trade Act.

The court, in a 2-to-1 ruling, said the president’s new bid at sweeping tariffs didn’t satisfy the criteria specified in the trade law for when import surcharges are allowed.

Updates to follow as news develops.

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