The solicitor general stated that the lower court’s decision “has disrupted highly impactful, sensitive, ongoing diplomatic trade negotiations.”
President Donald Trump’s administration filed a petition this week with the Supreme Court requesting an expedited hearing in November and a quick final judgment in the case.
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that only Congress has the authority to implement taxes on imports from U.S. trading partners, not the executive branch. The lower court allowed the tariffs to remain in force while its decision is appealed.
Solicitor General John Sauer’s petition requested that the Supreme Court take on the case within five months as opposed to the standard nine month consideration period, stating that the appellate court’s “erroneous decision has disrupted highly impactful, sensitive, ongoing diplomatic trade negotiations, and cast a pall of legal uncertainty over the president’s efforts to protect our country by preventing an unprecedented economic and foreign policy crisis.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated in an attached codicil that the appellate court’s 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.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the justices of the Supreme Court as they consider the emergency request to expedite the administration’s appeal.
- For wisdom for President Trump, Secretary Bessent, and U.S. economic advisors as they assess the current status of trade and tariffs.
Sources: UPI News, Axios
