Much of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs were halted Wednesday when a federal court ruled that an emergency law does not give the president unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every trading partner.

The ruling offers a huge blow to Trump’s trade agenda and declares that his “Liberation Day” tariffs, including those imposed on China, are illegal. Most of those tariffs had been reduced to 10 percent but could now have to go away entirely while refunds are provided to those who paid duties.

Still, the ruling leaves room for the Trump administration to replace some of those tariffs with new ones under different U.S. laws. It would also leave tariffs in place on some imports, including cars and aluminum.

That means negotiations between much of the world and a Trump administrat

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