Federal Circuit Grants Government’s Motion for Stay Pending Appeal in Our Tariff Case
Earlier tonight, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit imposed a stay pending appeal temporarily blocking implementation of the Court of International Trade ruling striking down Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, in the case filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself on behalf of five businesses harmed by the tariffs. The stay also applies to the case filed by twelve states led by Oregon, decided in the same CIT ruling. The court’s order is available here.
It’s an unfortunate decision. As is often the case with stay orders, the court said very little about its reasoning. But it did seem to go out of its way to indicate this is not a ruling on the merits:
Both sides have made substantial arguments on the merits. Having considered the traditional stay factors, see Fed. R. App. P. 8; Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418, 426 (2009), the court concludes a stay is warranted under the circum
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