Federal appeals court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs

A federal appeals court put a hold Thursday on a trade court’s ruling against President Trump’s tariffs.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted what’s known as an administrative stay, which means everything is on hold for at least a short time while the court takes initial stock of the case.

The unsigned ruling gives Mr. Trump a little breathing room.

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that Mr. Trump’s global tariffs and his particular tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China over drug trafficking concerns stretched presidential powers beyond their breaking point.

That court enjoined the tariffs altogether.

A second court, the federal district court in Washington, issued a ruling Thursday also finding the president went too far. But that judge only applied the ruling to the two toy companies that had sued in his courtroom.