On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) blocked President Trump’s tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”).[1] The CIT held that the IEEPA does not authorize presidential tariffs for trafficking or for worldwide/retaliatory purposes.[2] A day later, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction staying the same tariffs on the same grounds.[3]

In response to the adverse CIT ruling, the Trump administration filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit, which reviews CIT rulings on appeal, granted an immediate injunction preventing the ruling from taking effect while the case proceeds through the appellate process. However, if the CIT’s decision is aff

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