{"id":2438230,"date":"2025-05-23T06:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T10:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-trump-tariffs-are-authorized-by-emergency-powers-act\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T06:37:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T10:37:00","slug":"judge-trump-tariffs-are-authorized-by-emergency-powers-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-trump-tariffs-are-authorized-by-emergency-powers-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge: Trump Tariffs Are Authorized By Emergency Powers Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-trump-tariffs-are-authorized-by-emergency-powers-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438230&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legal challenge involving tariffs imposed<\/a> by former President Donald Trump in connection with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-imposes-largest-round-of-sanctions-to-date-on-belarus-for-ongoing-assault-against-democracy-human-rights\/\" title=\"Biden Imposes Largest Round Of Sanctions To Date On Belarus For \u2018Ongoing Assault\u2019 Against Democracy, Human Rights\">national emergency declared<\/a> at the U.S.-Mexico border due too drug trafficking, particularly fentanyl originating from China.The case was initiated by Emily Ley Paper, Inc. in the U.S. District court for the Northern District of Florida, arguing that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. The case has as been moved to the U.S.Court of International Trade (CIT) by Judge T. Kent Wetherell II, who indicated that the IEEPA does grant the President broad powers for such economic measures in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-gosar-introduces-resolution-to-end-covid-19-state-of-emergency\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Gosar Introduces Resolution To End COVID-19 State Of Emergency\">national emergencies<\/a>, potentially validating Trump&#8217;s actions. This ruling has important implications for the relationship between trade policy and emergency powers in the U.S.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/whitehouse\/54523739013\/in\/photostream\/\">daniel torok\/the White House<\/a>         <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/23\/judge-says-tariffs-are-authorized-by-emergency-powers-act-in-win-for-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Judge%C2%A0Says%20Tariffs%20Are%20Authorized%20By%20Emergency%20Powers%20Act%20In%20Win%20For%20Trump&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/23\/judge-says-tariffs-are-authorized-by-emergency-powers-act-in-win-for-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Judge%C2%A0Says%20Tariffs%20Are%20Authorized%20By%20Emergency%20Powers%20Act%20In%20Win%20For%20Trump&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/23\/judge-says-tariffs-are-authorized-by-emergency-powers-act-in-win-for-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/23\/judge-says-tariffs-are-authorized-by-emergency-powers-act-in-win-for-trump\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Judge%C2%A0Says%20Tariffs%20Are%20Authorized%20By%20Emergency%20Powers%20Act%20In%20Win%20For%20Trump&amp;body=The%20case%20arose%20from%20a%20challenge%20to%20tariffs%20that%20Trump%20imposed%20in%20an%20effort%20to%20stem%20the%20flow%20of%20drugs%20coming%20into%20the%20U.S.%20%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/23\/judge-says-tariffs-are-authorized-by-emergency-powers-act-in-win-for-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>You can buy a set of three pads of legal paper, &ldquo;proudly made in the U.S.A.&rdquo; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tops-products.com\/the-legal-padtm-jr-legal-rule-canary-perforated-50-sh-pd-3-pd-pk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TOPS<\/a>, for $16.64 (that is, $5.55 per pad). Or go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilyley.com\/collections\/all-desktop\/products\/ivory-fawn-dapperdesk-legal-pad-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simplified<\/a> and get an imported two-pad set, currently marked down to $22 ($11 a pad). &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Simplified is not confident customers are willing to pay much more for its products, so when President Donald Trump put tariffs on China, it went to court to object.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1058040695\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The case was filed in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Florida, Pensacola Division, on April 3 by Emily Ley Paper, Inc., an upscale stationery website doing business under the name <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilyley.com\/collections\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simplified<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration asked to move the case to the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT). The outcome of that request could make this case an easy win for Trump once the CIT reviews the transfer order.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">  Fentanyl from China<\/h2>\n<p>The case was triggered by Trump&rsquo;s effort to stem the flow of drugs coming into the U.S. On Jan. 20, Trump signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/app\/details\/DCPD-202500111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proclamation<\/a> declaring a national emergency exists at the U.S. southern border, based in part on the many Americans who have died from overdosing on drugs smuggled into the country. Among those drugs were fentanyl and other synthetic opioids made in China. Drugs also enter the U.S. hidden in shipping containers.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/04\/further-amendment-to-duties-addressing-the-synthetic-opioid-supply-chain-in-the-peoples-republic-of-china-as-applied-to-low-value-imports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued<\/a> several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/app\/details\/DCPD-202500322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">executive<\/a> orders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/04\/modifying-reciprocal-tariff-rates-to-reflect-trading-partner-retaliation-and-alignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">placing<\/a> tariffs on goods from China for its failure to slow the flow of drugs entering the U.S. and for a general lack of reciprocity in the trade relationship. He did this using the authority granted to the president through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the National Emergencies Act (NEA).<\/p>\n<p>Emily Ley Paper, Inc., argues that the IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs. Now a Florida judge who understands the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/14\/here-are-16-of-the-most-egregious-injunctions-barring-the-trump-administration-from-doing-its-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">limitations<\/a> of jurisdiction, T. Kent Wetherell II, has agreed to move the case to the CIT. In the process of doing so, he also answered a key question that has national implications.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Question<\/h2>\n<p>&ldquo;The motion is fully briefed and is ripe for a ruling,&rdquo; Wetherell wrote in his order to transfer the case. Then his order goes an extra step, answering the &ldquo;dispositive question&rdquo; &mdash; the main question of the case.<\/p>\n<p>Does the IEEPA allow the president to impose tariffs?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wetherell says yes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;IEEPA grants the President broad economic powers to deal with &lsquo;any unusual and extraordinary [foreign] threat &hellip; to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States&rsquo; on which a national emergency has been declared.&rdquo; Wetherell spells out the historical legal cases in his order, which lead him to say, &ldquo;IEEPA is a &lsquo;law &hellip; providing for &hellip; tariffs.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wetherell adds in a footnote that his analysis is &ldquo;not intended to be a determination.&rdquo; His court &ldquo;only has jurisdiction to decide the jurisdictional issue,&rdquo; and it will be up to the CIT to decide if the IEEPA is a &ldquo;law &hellip; providing for &hellip; tariffs&rdquo; and what it means for the case.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has faced <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/22\/the-courts-are-the-scofflaws-behind-our-current-constitutional-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lawsuits<\/a> from every direction brought by <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/22\/rogue-judge-blocks-trump-admin-from-cleaning-up-education-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partisans<\/a> trying to halt his agenda. In most cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/11\/judge-chutkan-should-be-disqualified-from-hearing-trump-cases-after-defying-his-j6-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hand-picked<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/28\/milwaukee-judge-charged-with-putting-herself-above-the-law-by-rejecting-rule-of-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">activist <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/19\/judicial-coup-threatens-to-kneecap-trumps-america-first-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">judges<\/a> have held on to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/25\/republicans-should-fight-resistance-democrats-nationwide-injunctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cases<\/a> that belong in a different court, or that should be thrown out all together. It has become rare to see a case move in a more expected fashion.<\/p>\n<p>This case could be simplified. Instead of spending money on a court case, Emily Ley Paper, Inc., could try sourcing its products in the U.S. or making other adjustments to its business.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Beth Brelje is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. 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