Here Are Trump’s Options If Ruling Against Tariffs Is Upheld

In rolling out the most aggressive tariff regime in the US in nearly a century, President Donald Trump has leaned heavily on emergency powers that had never been used before to impose import taxes.

Two federal courts ruled in May that he wrongfully invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to justify sweeping “reciprocal” duties targeting America’s trading partners, as well as separate levies aimed at China, Canada and Mexico. The Trump administration appealed both decisions.

Its appeal in the case brought by Democratic-led states and a group of small businesses went before the US Court of Appeals for the ...