(Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) This week, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a permanent injunction, temporarily halting President Trump’s “Liberation Day” agenda of imposing both blanket tariffs as well as reciprocal tariffs on countries that have been feeding off the United States in parasitic fashion for decades. The injunction initially halted the 30% tariffs on China, 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and the 10% blanket tariffs on most goods imported into the U.S., while allowing tariffs imposed under the Trade Expansion Act to continue. The former tariffs were implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Plaintiffs argued that the IEEPA does not explicitly authorize the President to impose tariffs, despite the statute stating “the President may, under…
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