WASHINGTON — The US Court of International Trade pressed Justice Department lawyers during oral arguments on Friday on a legal challenge to President Trump’s 10% global tariffs. 3 The US Court of International Trade is hearing oral arguments on Friday on a legal challenge to President Trump’s 10% global tariffs. Anadolu via Getty Images“The IEEPA case turned on whether or not IEEPA authorized the president to impose tariffs. Check out more newslettersShumate argued Friday that the language of the statute encompasses existing trade deficits as well, pointing to the disparity between US imports and exports with certain nations. The Oregon lawyer called for a permanent injunction barring the Trump administration from taking aggressive actions to increase tariffs as well.

Source: International New York Times April 10, 2026 20:32 UTC