Tariffs Temporarily Reinstated by Appeals Court, Reversing Lower Court Order

The ruling is a reversal of a lower court order a day earlier.

The Seattle Bridge container ship, sailing under the flag of Panama, is seen in the background of stacked containers in the Port of Los Angeles on May 6, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused a lower-court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs on a wide range of countries.

In its decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the federal government’s request for an immediate administrative stay of the U.S. Court of International Trade’s order on Wednesday “while this court considers the motions papers.”