WASHINGTON (PNN) - September 4, 2025 - President Donald J. Trump filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court on Wednesday night, seeking immediate intervention to overturn a federal
appeals court decision that declared most of his tariff policies illegal.
The petition arrives just five days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit delivered a devastating 7-4 ruling against the regime’s trade strategy.
The appeals court ruled that President Trump exceeded his presidential authority when implementing widespread tariffs affecting virtually every trading partner of the United States.
This judicial setback has placed a fundamental component of President Trump’s economic policy in serious jeopardy, threatening the framework of his America First trade initiatives.
President Trump’s legal team is requesting the Supreme Court schedule oral arguments for early November, seeking an expedited timeline that would produce a final ruling shortly thereafter.
Under normal circumstances, the Supreme Court would require until early summer to render such a consequential decision on presidential trade authority.
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent submitted a formal declaration supporting President Trump’s emergency petition to the nation’s Highest Court.
Bessent argued in his filing that the appeals court ruling “gravely undermines the president’s ability to conduct real-world diplomacy and his ability to protect the national security and
economy of the United States.”
President Trump’s legal briefs warn of severe economic consequences if the Supreme Court delays its decision until June 2026.
The filing states that such delays “could result in a scenario in which $750 billion-$1 trillion in tariffs have already been collected and unwinding them could cause significant disruption.”
The president implemented these controversial tariffs using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, commonly known as IEEPA.
President Trump invoked this emergency authority by declaring the United States’ federal trade deficit with other nations a matter of national security emergency. However, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals rejected this legal foundation, ruling that “tariffs are a core congressional power,” not a presidential prerogative.
The court stated that “the core congressional power to impose taxes such as tariffs is vested exclusively in the legislative branch by the Constitution.”
The appeals court provided President Trump a temporary reprieve by pausing the implementation of its ruling until October 14.
This delay gives the regime time to petition the Supreme Court and potentially secure an indefinite stay of the lower court’s decision.
The Supreme Court now faces a critical decision that will determine the scope of presidential trade authority and the future of President Trump’s signature economic policies.
