A federal appeals court lifted the first of two rulings blocking President Trump’s tariffs on Thursday, handing him a temporary win after a lower court rejected the administration’s legal defense hours earlier.
Many of Trump’s tariffs remain blocked under a separate ruling issued by a federal judge in Washington, D.C.
But the new ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit lifts the initial block imposed Wednesday evening by a New York-based court that handles trade cases.
“The judgments and the permanent injunctions entered by the Court of International Trade in these cases are temporarily stayed until further notice while this court considers the motions papers,” the new order reads.
The appeals bench also set a briefing schedule through June 9 for the parties to lay out their arguments. The court will then rule whether to grant a longer pause.
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