US court deals fresh blow to Trump's 10% tariff policy

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · May 08, 2026 · 111 words · By Dharvi Vaid

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US court deals fresh blow to Trump's 10% tariff policy May 8, 2026Advertisement A US trade court has dealt a fresh blow to President Donald Trump's tariff strategy, ruling that his new 10% global tariffs were unlawful.

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What happened

Why it matters

Trump imposed the temporary 10% duty in February under a national emergency law, shortly after the Supreme Court struck down even broader double-digit tariffs the president had levied in 2025 on most nations around the world.

Common ground

In a 2-1 ruling, the panel of judges at the US Court of International Trade found the administration lacked the justification to enact tariffs under Section 122 of Trade Act 1974.

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Claim 1: “Trump imposed the temporary 10% duty in February under a national emergency law”

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The claim that Trump imposed a temporary 10% duty in February is corroborated by FMT and other web search results describing the timeline of the tariffs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 2: “A US trade court has dealt a fresh blow to President Donald Trump's tariff strategy, ruling that his new 10% global tariffs were unlawful.”

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Multiple independent news sources (POLITICO, FMT, and another web search result) confirm that a US trade court ruled President Trump's 10% global tariffs were unlawful.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is a pejorative term used to describe negative reactions to U.S. president Donald Trump in order to characterize them as irrational and disconnected from Trump's actua…
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Claim 3: “the Supreme Court struck down even broader double-digit tariffs the president had levied in 2025 on most nations around the world.”

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The US Supreme Court's action of striking down broader tariffs imposed in 2025 is reported by Reuters, AP News, and SCOTUSblog. Wikipedia also references the case 'Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (2026)' regarding the IEEPA authority.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, other than the chief justice of the United States. The number of associate justic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the chief justice of the United State…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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Claim 4: “In a 2-1 ruling, the panel of judges at the US Court of International Trade found the administration lacked the justification to enact tariffs under Section 122 of Trade Act 1974.”

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Three independent sources (CNN, a trade court report, and another web search result) specifically confirm the 2-1 ruling by the US Court of International Trade regarding the lack of justification under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The diplomatic foreign relations of the United Kingdom are conducted by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, headed by the foreign secretary. The prime minister and numerous other agencie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), is a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), an economic s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Ct. Int'l Trade; also abbreviated as CIT) is a United States federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of United States c…
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