Supreme Court Stalls on Trump's Tariff Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to fast-track its decision regarding the consideration of a legal challenge against former President Donald Trump's comprehensive tariffs, despite the case still awaiting lower court rulings.

The request to expedite the case was denied by the Supreme Court following a plea from Learning Resources, a family-run company specializing in educational toys. The company had challenged Trump's use of emergency legal authority to impose tariffs but succeeded in obtaining a lower court ruling on May 29 that Trump's actions were unlawful. However, the ruling is on hold, keeping the tariffs in effect.

Learning Resources had urged the Supreme Court to bypass the standard appellate process and hear the case immediately, skipping over the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where the matter is pending. Despite rulings from two district courts declaring Trump's tariffs as unjustified under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the legality of Trump's tariff authority remains unendorsed by any court thus far.

(With inputs from agencies.)