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During more than two-and-a-half hours of oral arguments, a majority of the justices appeared to agree with the small businesses and states challenging the tariffs that they exceeded the powers given to the president under a federal law providing him the authority to regulate commerce during national emergencies created by foreign threats." } ] }, { "timeline": "us-tariff-refund-litigation", "id": 341, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/us-tariff-refund-litigation#n341", "date": "2025-08-29", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, affirms 7 to 4 that IEEPA does not authorize the tariffs", "summary": "The full Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed that IEEPA's grant of authority to regulate imports does not authorize tariffs that are unbounded in scope, amount and duration, while vacating the trade court's nationwide injunction for reconsideration in light of the Supreme Court's CASA decision on universal relief. 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