US court blocks Trump's 10% global tariffs as illegal

Trump's tariff strategy hit another judicial wall yesterday. A federal trade court ruled his 10 percent global tariffs illegal under Section 122 of the Trade Act, finding no balance-of-payments deficit exists. This follows February's Supreme Court rejection of his broader tariff powers under emergency legislation. The administration will appeal, but the pattern is clear: courts are systematically dismantling Trump's trade arsenal piece by piece. For businesses facing import costs, the legal uncertainty may prove more damaging than the tariffs themselves.