Supreme Court Refuses to Expedite Challenge to Trump’s Tariffs

The US Supreme Court refused to put a challenge to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on an ultra-fast track.

The justices on Friday rejected a scheduling request from two family-owned businesses seeking to invalidate many of Trump’s import taxes. The rebuff means the administration will have the normal 30 days to file a full response, not the much shorter period the companies sought in their filing on Tuesday.

The companies want the court to take the unusual step of considering the case without waiting for a federal appeals court to rule. The administration says the Supreme Court should let the normal appellate process play out.

The clash is putting Trump’s tariffs before the justices for the first time. A federal district judge agreed with educational-toy makers Learning Resources Inc. and hand2mind Inc. that Trump lacked authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to issue the import taxes.

A federal appeals court in a separate case has said the tariffs could stay in effect at least until that panel hears arguments July 31.

Both court fights cover Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” tariffs — which combine a universal baseline levy of 10% with potentially much bigger rates for various trading partners. Each suit also concerns at least some of Trump’s separate import taxes over fentanyl trafficking.

The case is Learning Resources v. Trump, 24-1287.

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