President Donald Trump said his administration plans to ask the Supreme Court as soon as Wednesday to overturn a federal appeals court ruling that found a wide swath of his tariffs to be illegal.

Why It Matters

Imposing punishing tariffs on U.S. trading partners is one of the key pillars of Trump's economic agenda, but they've since been halted by both the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Both panels found that the president overstepped his authority when he invoked a 1977 law to unilaterally impose the duties, stating that he had violated the Constitution by sidestepping Congress to levy the tariffs. However, the appeals court stated that its ruling won't take effect until October 14, allowing the administration sufficient tim

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