BREAKING: Federal Court Strikes Down Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs as Unconstitutional Overreach

In yet another stunning rebuke of Donald Trump’s disregard for the Constitution, a federal court has struck down his so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs, ruling that the former president overstepped his legal authority by unilaterally imposing sweeping duties on imports.

Let’s be clear: this ruling isn’t just about tariffs. It’s about the basic separation of powers that holds our democracy together. The Court of International Trade determined that Trump violated the Constitution by bypassing Congress—again—to push through a massive trade scheme targeting countries with trade surpluses against the U.S. In other words, Trump tried to play Congress, judge, and executioner on trade policy, and the judiciary just told him: not so fast. (Click video to play)

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The lawsuit, filed by the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center, represented five small U.S. businesses—real American job creators—who stood to be crushed by Trump’s reckless tariffs. One was a New York wine and spirits importer. Another, a Virginia-based educational materials company. These are the kinds of businesses Republicans claim to champion, but under Trump’s economic nationalism, they became collateral damage.

This decision is more than a win for these small businesses. It’s a critical moment for the rule of law. The court reaffirmed that Congress, not the President, controls trade. That’s not just a legal technicality—that’s how our system is supposed to work.

Donald Trump once said he alone could fix things. Today, the courts reminded him that in America, no one rules alone. Not even him.