President Donald Trump holds a chart next to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 2, 2025. Carlos Barria/Reuters
President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariff plans are facing legal hurdles.
Trump has invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to implement his comprehensive trade agenda. The decades-old law grants a president the broad authority to impose economic measures in response to national emergencies.
