US Supreme Court Rejects Trump Tariffs Live Updates: 'If he wants sweeping tariffs, he should go to Congress': Neal Katyal reacts to Trump's new 15% duties

EU says US must honor a trade deal after court blocks Trump tariffs

The European Union’s executive branch has called on the United States to provide “full clarity” and honor its trade commitments after the US Supreme Court invalidated parts of President Donald Trump’s broad tariff measures.

Trump criticized the ruling and said on Saturday that he now wants a 15% global tariff, increasing the rate from the 10% he announced a day earlier.

The European Commission said the current circumstances do not support “fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial” transatlantic trade and investment, as outlined in the EU–US Joint Statement of August 2025. Officials noted that both sides had agreed to those principles.

Last year, American and EU negotiators finalized a trade arrangement that applies a 15% import duty to 70% of European goods entering the United States. The European Commission manages trade policy on behalf of the EU’s 27 member states.

'Why didn't India wait until US SC ruling to announce trade deal framework?,' asks Jairam Ramesh

"This is the calendar of the US Supreme Court - decided and released months in advance. It clearly marks out February 20 as a non-argument day - i.e., a day when arguments will not be heard and a judgment could be released. The Court had already heard arguments relating to tariffs on November 5, 2025, and it was well known that the Justices were not expected to be favourably inclined to President Trump's tariffs. Why then did India not wait until February 20 to sign the trade deal? What was the desperation to do so on February 2, 2026?" he said in a post on X.

Trump's decisions were impulsive, SC rejected his emergency claim, says Pawan Bansal on US SC tariff ruling

"This decision of the court defines the role of the Legislature, elected members, and the Judiciary. Trump's decisions were very impulsive. He cited an emergency-like situation in the US as the reason for such actions. The Supreme Court, however, said that there was no emergency in the country and rejected all the orders issued by Trump under his special powers," he said.

"Instead of welcoming the court's order, they opposed it. Trump has been changing orders relating to tariffs frequently. These matters have global implications and affect international trade and stability," he added.

Markets to stay volatile next week on F&O expiry, Trump tariff decision: Analysts

"Markets are likely to remain volatile in the coming week, particularly with the monthly F&O expiry scheduled for February 24. On the domestic front, key data releases include GDP figures, government budget value, foreign exchange reserves, and infrastructure output (YoY)," PTI quotes Ajit Mishra, SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, saying.

Brazil's Lula urges Donald Trump to treat all countries equally

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called on Donald Trump to treat all nations fairly, after the US leader imposed a 15 percent tariff on imports in the wake of an unfavourable Supreme Court ruling.

"I want to tell the US President Donald Trump that we don't want a new Cold War. We don't want interference in any other country, we want all countries to be treated equally," Lula told reporters in New Delhi.

Nothing wrong with 15% tariffs as far as India is concerned, says Samir Arora, Helios Capital founder

"Nothing wrong with 15% as far as India is concerned. India would have been happy to have a signed deal at 18% and for now it is 15%," he said in a social media post on X. "There were more than 90 countries which had a 10% tariff and I guess they will all be at 15% for now. Some of them are Australia, UK, Singapore, UAE who had 10% tariff before and will now be at 15%," he added.

India, US postpone trade talks as Trump raises tariffs to 15%

India and the United States have decided to postpone the planned meeting of their chief trade negotiators in Washington to finalise the text of an interim trade agreement, sources said on Sunday.

The Indian delegation had been scheduled to begin a three-day round of talks on February 23.

“With regards to the visit of the Indian team of negotiators to the US for the India-US Trade Deal, the two sides are of the view that the proposed visit of the Indian Chief Negotiator and the team be scheduled after each side has had the time to evaluate the latest developments and their implications. The meeting will be rescheduled at a mutually convenient date,” a PTI source said.

The decision comes amid recent tariff actions by US President Donald Trump. On Friday, Trump imposed 10 per cent tariffs on all countries, including India, effective February 24 for 150 days. A day later, he announced that the duty would be raised to 15 per cent.

'If his tariffs are such a good idea...': Neal Katyal questions Trump's new 15% duties

Prominent Indian-American attorney Neal Katyal questioned the legality of President Donald Trump's plan to impose a 15% global tariff, pointing out that it conflicts with the Department of Justice’s earlier positions.

In a post on X, Katyal, who recently won a Supreme Court challenge against the administration's previous trade measures, argued that the President’s use of Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 may be legally problematic. He noted that the administration’s own lawyers had previously rejected reliance on that statute.

"Seems hard for the President to rely on the 15 percent statute (sec 122) when his DOJ in our case told the Court the opposite: “Nor does [122] have any obvious application here, where the concerns the President identified in declaring an emergency arise from trade deficits, which are conceptually distinct from balance-of-payments deficits." If he wants sweeping tariffs, he should do the American thing and go to Congress. If his tariffs are such a good idea, he should have no problem persuading Congress. That’s what our Constitution requires," said Neal in his post.

Supreme Court ruling complicates US-China trade talks ahead of Trump’s Beijing visit

The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs has added new uncertainty to already fragile US-China relations. While the ruling may appear to strengthen Beijing’s position, analysts say China is likely to remain cautious, aware that Trump can pursue other tariff measures.

Frustrated by the decision, Trump announced a temporary 10% global tariff, with plans to raise it to 15%, and vowed to seek alternative ways to impose import duties. He defended tariffs as necessary to counter China’s large trade surpluses and growing military strength.

The White House confirmed Trump will visit Beijing from March 31 to April 2 for talks with President Xi Jinping, as both sides aim to preserve a delicate trade truce.

Supreme Court ruling offers little relief for Republicans divided on Trump's tariffs

For a few hours on Friday, congressional Republicans seemed to get some relief from one of the largest points of friction they have had with the Trump administration. It didn't last.
The Supreme Court struck down a significant portion of President Donald Trump's global tariff regime, ruling that the power to impose taxes lies with Congress. Many Republicans greeted the Friday morning decision with measured statements, some even praising it, and GOP leaders said they would work with Trump on tariffs going forward.

But by the afternoon, Trump made clear he had no intention of working with Congress and would instead go it alone by imposing a new global 10% import tax. On Saturday morning, he said he'd raise that new tariff from 10% to 15%. He's doing so under a law that restricts the tariffs to 150 days and has never been invoked this way before. That decision could not only have major implications for the global economy, but also ensure that Republicans will have to keep answering for Trump's tariffs for months to come, especially as the midterm elections near.

“I have the right to do tariffs, and I’ve always had the right to do tariffs,” Trump said at a news conference, adding that he doesn't need Congress. On Saturday, he posted on social media to call the three dissenting Supreme Court justices his new heroes.

Tariffs have been one of the only areas where the Republican-controlled Congress has broken with Trump. Both the House and Senate at various points had passed resolutions intended to rebuke the tariffs being imposed on trade partners like Canada. It's also one of the few issues where Republican lawmakers, who came of age in a party that largely championed free trade, have voiced criticism of Trump's economic policies.

“The empty merits of sweeping trade wars with America’s friends were evident long before today’s decision,” Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former longtime Senate Republican leader, said in a statement, adding that tariffs raise the prices of houses and disrupt other industries important to his home state of Kentucky.

At least one Republican congressman who last week voted against Trump's tariffs on Canada is now facing political consequences. Trump on Saturday posted on his Truth Social platform that he was rescinding his endorsement of Colorado Rep. Jeff Hurd for reelection over his lack of support for tariffs and instead supporting Hurd's Republican primary competitor, Hope Scheppelman.

“Congressman Hurd is one of a small number of Legislators who have let me and our Country down,” Trump wrote. “He is more interested in protecting Foreign Countries that have been ripping us off for decades than he is the United States of America.”

How Democrats plan to leverage Trump's trade war
Democrats, looking to win back control of Congress, intend to make McConnell's point their own. At a news conference Friday, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Trump's new tariffs “will still raise people’s costs and they will hurt the American people as much as his old tariffs did.”

Schumer challenged Republicans to stop Trump from imposing his new global tariff. Democrats on Friday also called for refunds to be sent to U.S. consumers for the tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.

“The American people paid for these tariffs and the American people should get their money back,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said on social media.

It all played into one of the Democrats' central messages for the midterm campaign: that Trump has failed to make the cost of living more affordable and has inflamed prices with tariffs.

Midsize U.S. businesses have had to absorb the import taxes by passing them along to customers in the form of higher prices, employing fewer workers or accepting lower profits, according to an analysis by the JPMorganChase Institute.

Will Congress act on Trump's new tariffs?
The Supreme Court decision on Friday made it clear that a majority of justices believe that Congress alone is granted authority under the Constitution to levy tariffs. Yet Trump quickly signed an executive order citing the Trade Act of 1974, which grants the president the power to impose temporary import taxes when there are “large and serious United States balance-of-payments deficits” or other international payment problems. The authority has never been used and therefore never tested in court.

Republicans at times have warned Trump about the potential economic fallout of his tariff plans. Yet before Trump's “Liberation Day” of global tariffs in April last year, Republican leaders declined to directly defy the president.

Some GOP lawmakers cheered on the new tariff policy, highlighting a generational divide among Republicans, with a mostly younger group of Republicans fiercely backing Trump’s strategy. Rather than adhering to traditional free trade doctrine, they advocate for “America First” protectionism, hoping it will revive U.S. manufacturing.

Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno, an Ohio freshman, slammed the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday and called for GOP lawmakers to “codify the tariffs that had made our country the hottest country on earth!”

A few Republican opponents of the tariffs, meanwhile, openly cheered the Supreme Court's decision. Rep. Don Bacon, a critic of the administration who is not seeking reelection, said on social media that “Congress must stand on its own two feet, take tough votes and defend its authorities.”

Bacon predicted there would be more Republican pushback coming. He and a handful of other GOP members were instrumental earlier this month in forcing a House vote on Trump's tariffs on Canada. As that measure passed, Trump vowed political retribution for any Republican who voted to oppose his tariff plans.

Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15%

President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15 percent on Saturday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive tariff policy a day after the Supreme Court ruled much of it illegal.

Trump said on his Truth Social platform that after a thorough review of Friday's "extraordinarily anti-American decision" by the court to rein in his tariff program, the administration was hiking the import levies "to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level."

Shortly after the court's 6-3 ruling that rejected the president's authority to impose tariffs under a 1977 economic emergency powers act, Trump had initially announced a new 10 percent global levy by invoking a different legal avenue.

At the same time, the Republican launched an extraordinary personal attack on the conservative justices who had sided with the majority, slamming their "disloyalty" and calling them "fools and lap dogs."

The ruling was a stunning rebuke by the high court, which has largely sided with the president since he returned to office, and marked a major political setback in striking down Trump's signature economic policy that has roiled the global trade order.

Saturday's announcement is sure to provoke further uncertainty as Trump carries on with a trade war that he has used to cajole and punish countries, both friend and foe.

It is the latest move in a process that has seen a multitude of tariff levels for countries sending goods into the United States set and then altered or revoked by Trump's team over the past year.

The new duty by law is only temporary -- allowable for 150 days. According to a White House fact sheet, exemptions remain for sectors that are under separate probes, including pharma, and goods entering the US under the US-Mexico-Canada agreement.

On Friday, the White House said US trading partners that reached separate tariff deals with Trump's administration would also face the new global tariff.

- High court defeat -

Friday's court ruling did not impact sector-specific duties Trump separately imposed on steel, aluminum and various other goods. Government probes still under way could lead to additional sectoral tariffs.

But it nevertheless marked Trump's biggest defeat at the Supreme Court since returning to the White House 13 months ago. The court has generally expanded his power.

Trump heaped praise on the conservative justices who voted to uphold his authority to levy tariffs -- Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh, a Trump nominee -- thanking them "for their strength and wisdom, and love of our country."

The president alleged the majority of six justices, including two nominated during his first term, had been "swayed by foreign interests."

"I think that foreign interests are represented by people that I believe have undue influence," he said.

Shares on Wall Street -- a metric closely watched by Trump -- rose modestly Friday after the decision, which had been expected.

Business groups largely cheered the ruling, with the National Retail Federation saying this "provides much-needed certainty" for companies.

In court arguments, the Trump administration said companies would receive refunds if the tariffs were deemed unlawful. But the Supreme Court's ruling did not address the issue.

Trump said he expected years of litigation on whether to provide refunds. Kavanaugh noted the refund process could be a "mess."

Several countries have said they are studying the Supreme Court ruling and Trump's subsequent tariff announcements.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Saturday he would hold talks with European allies to formulate "a very clear European position" and joint response to Washington before he travels to the US capital in early March.

On the domestic front, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said on X it was time for Trump to "listen to the Supreme Court, end chaotic tariffs, and stop wreaking havoc on our farmers, small business owners, and families."

Neal Katyal, Indian-American lawyer who stopped Trump's tariffs

The son of Indian immigrants who once served as America’s top courtroom advocate has emerged as the face of a landmark Supreme Court judgement that overthrew President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

Neal Katyal, a former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, argued against Trump’s use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose what he described as “unjust, unconstitutional taxes” on imports from nearly every trading partner.

Moments after the ruling, Katyal said: “Today, the United States Supreme Court stood up for the rule of law, and Americans everywhere. Its message was simple: Presidents are powerful, but our Constitution is more powerful still. In America, only Congress can impose taxes on the American people.”

The case was brought by small businesses and supported by the Liberty Justice Center. Trump had defended the tariffs as vital to national security and economic leverage, citing trade deficits and fentanyl overdoses as national emergencies.

Katyal framed the ruling as a constitutional milestone. "The US Supreme Court gave us everything we asked for in our legal case. Everything,” he said.

“This case has always been about the presidency, not any one president. It has always been about the separation of powers, and not the politics of the moment. I'm gratified to see our Supreme Court, which has been the bedrock of our government for 250 years, protect our most fundamental values,” Katyal said.

Born in Chicago to Indian immigrant parents — a doctor and an engineer — Katyal has built a career around high-stakes constitutional battles. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Yale Law School and clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer of the US Supreme Court.

Appointed Acting Solicitor General by President Barack Obama in 2010, Katyal represented the federal government before the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals nationwide. He has argued more than 50 cases before the Supreme Court, breaking records for minority advocates.

Currently a partner at Milbank LLP and the Paul Saunders Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, Katyal specialises in constitutional and complex appellate litigation. His past cases include defending the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, challenging Trump’s 2017 travel ban, and winning unanimous rulings in major environmental and national security disputes.

He has also served as Special Prosecutor for the State of Minnesota in the murder case of George Floyd and is the author of the book Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump.

Katyal has received the US Justice Department’s highest civilian honour, the Edmund Randolph Award, and has been named Litigator of the Year by The American Lawyer in 2017 and 2023. Forbes listed him among the top 200 lawyers in the United States in 2024 and 2025.

The Supreme Court’s decision on Trump’s tariff is expected to limit a president’s ability to use emergency economic powers to impose sweeping tariffs without explicit congressional authorization.

“Just think about it like that. The son of immigrants was able to go to court and say on behalf of American small businesses, hey, this president is acting illegally. And I was able to present my case, have them ask really hard questions at me. It was a really intense oral argument. And at the end of it, they voted and we won,” he told MS Now in an interview.

“That is something so extraordinary about this country, the idea that we have a system that self-corrects, that allows us to say you might be the most powerful man in the world, but you still can't break the Constitution. I mean, that to me is what today is about,” Katyal said.

“Today, the United States Supreme Court stood up for the rule of law, stood up for Americans everywhere. Its message was simple. Presidents are powerful, but our constitution is more powerful still,” he told MSNBC in another interview.

“In America, only Congress, the chief justice writing for six justices said, only Congress can impose taxes on the American people. And that's what tariffs are. Tariffs are taxes,” he said, standing outside the Supreme Court.

The Ruling Striking Down Trump's Tariffs Changes Little for Canada

For Canadians, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday striking down many of President Donald Trump's tariffs changes very little.
A 35% tariff on most Canadian exports to the United States was put in place last year, and that tariff has now been struck down.

It was brought in because Trump claimed, all evidence to the contrary, that vast quantities of fentanyl and large numbers of migrants were crossing into the United States from Canada.

But almost as quickly as he imposed it, Trump made that tariff mostly irrelevant by excluding anything that qualified under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade pact. (Canada abbreviates the agreement as CUSMA, using its preferred sequence for the countries.)

Because of that exemption, the Royal Bank of Canada estimates that 89% of Canadian exports to the United States last month still went in tariff-free. And Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is an economist and a former central banker, has estimated that the effective tariff rate for goods entering the U.S. market from Canada is 5.5%. Others have calculated that it has now fallen as low as 3.1%.

That, however, is not as rosy as it appears.

While the court struck down the phantom 35% tariff, Trump used a different flavor of tariffs to tax several products from Canada in the name of national security. And because they were not reviewed in the case heard by the Supreme Court, they remain in place.

Those tariffs strike at key job-creating sectors of Canada's economy. Cars, trucks and buses are subject to a 25% tariff. Steel and aluminum are at 50%, and Trump larded an additional tariff on top of the already steep duties on softwood lumber that have been in effect, on and off, since the 1980s.

And the trade statistics don't capture goods that simply no longer leave Canada for the United States because of tariffs.

"What's hurting the Canadian economy are the sectoral tariffs under a different American law," Dominic LeBlanc, the government's point man on trade with the United States, told CBC News on Friday. "This just reminds us again of the importance of diversifying our trading relationships."

There may be a small amount of relief for some companies because of the court decision. Some Canadian manufacturers, particularly in aerospace, often combine parts from around the world. As a result, their exports are not deemed sufficiently North American to move duty-free under CUSMA.

Trump was defiant after the court decision, pledging to use other measures to reimpose tariffs. Hours after the ruling, Trump said he was imposing a global 10% tariff. (In a note released later Friday, the White House said that the CUSMA tariff exemption would continue to apply to any new tariffs.) Then on Saturday, Trump said that he would raise the tariffs to 15%.

The court ruling does not resolve an issue that has affected a large number of Canadian retailers selling online to American shoppers. Trump eliminated a rule that had exempted imports worth $800 or less from all tariffs. Compounding the problem, small retailers that rely on the post office for shipping were required to pay the 35% tariffs on products that should have been duty-free under CUSMA when they shipped those products to the United States.

The solution for many of those retailers, many of which are small businesses, is to abandon the U.S. market.

It was once hoped that a review of the trade pact by its three member countries might be the forum for sorting out Canada's issues. But The New York Times reported this past week that "two Canadian officials involved in the U.S. trade discussions, who spoke anonymously to frankly convey their impressions of the state of the talks, said expectations in Ottawa for a full renewal of the USMCA were very low."

In an interview with the Times in January, Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said that there was no "natural reason" that the trade pact should continue to include all three countries. Trump has suggested that the United States might strike separate deals with Canada and Mexico, an idea opposed by both countries.

That review is scheduled to end on Canada Day, July 1, although the three countries can agree to extend the agreement on a year-by-year basis. Any of the countries may also quit the pact with six months' notice.

Thus Carney's plan to ally with other nations to reduce Canada's overwhelming economic dependence on the United States. This coming week, Carney is to head out on another mission to forge new alliances. First stop: India.

'Legally permissible tariffs': Trump says new levies coming soon

“During the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally permissible tariffs, which will continue our extraordinarily successful process of Making America Great Again — GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE!!!,” US President Donald Trump posted.

Congress slams Trump tariff move, calls attempts to reimpose duties ‘weaponisation of trade’

US Supreme Court Rejects Trump Tariffs Live Updates: What’s next

The new levies can remain in place for up to 150 days unless Congress approves an extension. Trump has indicated there could be prolonged legal battles over demands to refund companies billions of dollars collected under the emergency tariffs, CNN reported.

India and Brazil on Saturday agreed to scale up bilateral trade to $30 billion annually by 2030 and signed a key cooperation pact on critical minerals, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledging to deepen strategic ties amid a shifting global economic landscape. The two leaders also discussed the implications of the US Supreme Court striking down reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump during their wide-ranging talks in the capital.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday increased the global tariff he had announced a day earlier from 10% to 15%, in a strong reaction to the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that dealt a stinging blow to his second tenure as president.

'Anti-American decision': Trump hikes global tariff; calls US top court's verdict 'ridiculous'

Trump raises global tariff rate to 15% after Supreme Court ruling

Day after US Supreme Court ruling, Trump increases global tariffs from 10% to 15%

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will raise the temporary global tariff rate on imported goods to 15 per cent, following a US Supreme Court ruling against tariffs imposed under an economic emergency law, reported Reuters.

"Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday, after MANY months of contemplation, by the United States Supreme Court, please let this statement serve to represent that I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff on Countries, many of which have been “ripping” the U.S. off for decades, without retribution (until I came along!), to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level. During the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally permissible Tariffs, which will continue our extraordinarily successful process of Making America Great Again - GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP" Trump posted on Truth Social.

Trump praises Justices Kavanaugh, Thomas and Alito as ‘my new heroes’

The Congress on Saturday once again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recently finalised interim trade agreement, earlier this month, between India and the United States, which took nearly a year to reach mutual consensus.

Timeline: How US tariffs on India changed (2025–2026)

The government on Saturday said that India is closely "studying all developments and implications" of the US Supreme Court's ruling striking down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs across the world.

'Studying all developments': Govt reacts to US top court trashing Trump's tariffs

We have noted the US Supreme Court judgement on tariffs yesterday. President Trump has also addressed a press conference in that regard. Some steps have been announced by the US Administration. We are studying all these developments for their implications: Ministry of Commerce & Industry

India well-positioned despite global tariff changes: CITI Secretary General Chandrima Chatterjee

India remains in a strong position despite recent changes to the US tariff regime, according to Chandrima Chatterjee, Secretary General of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI).

The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down a huge chunk of President Donald Trump's far-reaching tariff agenda, delivering a major rebuke of the president's key economic policy. The majority ruled 6-3 that the law undergirding those import duties "does not authorize the President to impose tariffs."

In response, Trump announced a sweeping new 10% global tariff across all trading partners, marking what he signaled as the next phase of his trade strategy after the Supreme Court blocked his previous tariff authority. The president also defended the India trade arrangement, calling it fair and reiterating that the United States will not face duties under the pact.

Speaking to ANI, Chatterjee said the industry is assessing how these developments impact the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), under which India had enjoyed some preference over competitors. "We were at 18% vis-a-vis some of our competitors being at 19 or 20%. But even if that marginal competitive edge goes with this global 10%, I think India is in a good position," she said.

The $170bn question: US SC junks Trump tariffs, but who will get the refunds?

After the US Supreme Court delivered a ruling invalidating the tariffs, the Trump administration has yet to give a clear response on what will happen to the billions of dollars US companies paid after Trump imposed tariffs on countries last year. This comes as the administration - both formally and informally - has promised refunds of duties collected. However, neither the administration nor the justices have specified how the process would work. Read full story

'Reaction will be given by commerce ministry, MEA': Union Minister Pralhad Joshi after US SC's tariff verdict

"I have read in the media that the US top court has given some judgment and the Indian government will study that and whatever the reaction needs to be given, that will be given by the Commerce Ministry and MEA, not by me," he said.

Who is Neal Katyal? Indian-American lawyer at center of Trump's biggest legal setback

Neal Katyal, the son of Indian immigrants, emerged as a central figure in the landmark US Supreme Court case that struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs on Friday. Representing a group of small businesses, Katyal hailed the decision as “a complete and total victory” and said, “It’s a reaffirmation of our deepest constitutional values and the idea that Congress, not any one man, controls the power to tax the American people.” Read full story

Tariffs Supreme Court ruling: All you need to about Trump's new 10% global tariffs

President Trump signed a proclamation imposing a 10% temporary import surcharge on most goods, effective February 24 for 150 days. This action, taken under emergency powers, aims to address significant balance-of-payments deficits and encourage domestic manufacturing. Broad exemptions are included for economic necessity and national interest. Read full story

Trade deal on track, relations with India 'fantastic': Trump

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that the India trade deal was on track and described his relations with the country as "fantastic". He said India will continue to pay the 18% tariffs that was decided as part of the interim framework. Indian authorities are closely watching Trump administration's response to the US Supreme Court decision on tariffs, with some seeing a possible room for manoeuvrer as the interim trade deal is yet to be signed. Read full story

US trade rep after SC strikes down Trump's global tariffs

"It helped us obtain tons of deals covering half of the world's population and opening up market access we haven't enjoyed for 30 years and we have these agreements so we'll just use a different tool. The tools may change but the policy remains the same and IEEPA was a part of that", Jamieson Greer said.

Trump sings proclamation imposing a temporary import duty, imposed for a period of 150 days

Tariff ruling: Trump-appointed Supreme Court judges who went against him

At the heart of the case was whether Trump could use emergency powers under a national-security law to impose broad tariffs on imports. The Supreme Court ruled that the statute did not authorise such sweeping action. It held that tariffs are essentially a form of taxation, and under the Constitution, the power to impose taxes rests with Congress. Read full story

How much tariff will India pay after US SC ruling, Trump’s 10% global duty? What White House said

India will pay a 10 per cent tariff "until another authority is invoked,” the White House said on Friday, after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a 10 per cent tariff on imports from all countries, news agency ANI reported. This comes after the US Supreme Court delivered a stunning rebuke to President Donald Trump, ruling in a 6–3 decision that his global tariffs are illegal. Read full story

Cong praises US SC verdict on Trump tariffs, hails 'American system of checks and balance'

Congress on Friday hailed US Supreme Court's ruling on President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on different countries and said that the verdict shows that "American system of checks and balances still seems to be working." Hours after the US Supreme Court delivered a 6-3 verdict invalidating tariffs imposed by Trump, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Hats off to the US Supreme Court for striking down President Trump’s entire tariff strategy! Quite an amazing decision given its ideological composition. A 6-3 verdict is decisive." Read full story

Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Live: Why US Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's trade tariffs; explained in 10 points

The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down many tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, ruling that a key emergency law he relied on does not give presidents the authority to impose such duties. The 6–3 decision was a major defeat for Trump and a relatively rare instance of the court checking his efforts in a second term that has relied heavily on tariffs as economic and foreign policy leverage against both allies and adversaries. Read full story

'Ridiculous decision': Donald Trump

"Those members of the Supreme Court who voted against our very acceptable and proper method of TARIFFS should be ashamed of themselves. Their decision was ridiculous but, now the adjustment process begins, and we will do everything possible to take in even more money than we were taking in before!"

JD Vance slams SC after tariffs deemed 'illegal'

"Today, the Supreme Court decided that Congress, despite giving the president the ability to "regulate imports", didn't actually mean it. This is lawlessness from the Court, plain and simple. And its only effect will be to make it harder for the president to protect American industries and supply chain resiliency," said the US vice president.

"President Trump has a wide range of other tariff powers and he will use them to defend American workers and advance this administration’s trade priorities," he added.

Trump hits at federal judges after ruling on US tariffs

"The Supreme Court’s Ruling on TARIFFS is deeply disappointing! I am ashamed of certain Members of the Court for not having the Courage to do what is right for our Country. I would like to thank and congratulate Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh for your Strength, Wisdom, and Love of our Country, which is right now very proud of you. When you read the dissenting opinions, there is no way that anyone can argue against them. Foreign Countries that have been ripping us off for years are ecstatic, and dancing in the streets — But they won’t be dancing for long! The Democrats on the Court are thrilled, but they will automatically vote “NO” against ANYTHING that makes America Strong and Healthy Again. They, also, are a Disgrace to our Nation. Others think they’re being “politically correct,” which has happened before, far too often, with certain Members of this Court when, in fact, they’re just FOOLS and “LAPDOGS” for the RINOS and Radical Left Democrats and, not that this should have anything to do with it, very unpatriotic, and disloyal to the Constitution. It is my opinion that the Court has been swayed by Foreign Interests, and Political Movement that is far smaller than people would think — But obnoxious, ignorant, and loud!" he said on Truth Social.

Donald Trump signs executive order to impose 10% global tariff on all countries

'Hats off to US Supreme Court': Congress' Jairam Ramesh

Following the US Supreme Court's ruling that invalidated Donald Trump's sweeping tariff measures, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday praised the court for "striking down" the President's "entire tariff strategy."

Calling it an amazing decision despite its "ideological composition", he highlighted that the Bench of Nine Justices ruled 6-3, which is "decisive."

Taking it to X, Ramesh wrote, "Hats off to the US Supreme Court for striking down President Trump's entire tariff strategy! Quite an amazing decision given its ideological composition. A 6-3 verdict is decisive." He further added a sly remark that the American system of checks and balances "still seems to be working".

US trade partners cautiously welcome tariff ruling

Canadian International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the ruling reinforces Ottawa's position that the levies were "unjustified."

But he noted that the tariffs causing the most pain in Canada -- sector-specific measures affecting the steel, aluminum and auto industries -- remained in force.


The Canadian Chamber of Commerce cautioned against viewing the court's decision as "a reset of US trade policy."

"Canada should prepare for new, blunter mechanisms to be used to reassert trade pressure, potentially with broader and more disruptive effects," the chamber's president, Candace Laing, said in a statement.


EU trade spokesman Olof Gill said that the 27-nation bloc was closely analyzing the ruling.


"We remain in close contact with the US Administration as we seek clarity on the steps they intend to take in response to this ruling," he said, stressing need for "stability and predictability" in trade.


France's economy minister Roland Lescure said the ruling showed that tariffs are "at the very least, open to debate."


The German government told AFP it was in "close contact with the American government to obtain clarifications on the next steps."


German industry group BDI was upbeat, with board member Wolfgang Niedermark saying the ruling was "clear proof that the separation of powers in the USA is still going strong."


Britain's government said that it expects its "privileged trading position with the US to continue."


The close allies reached a trade deal last May that lifted tariffs on UK steel and aluminum products and slashed levies on British car exports from 27.5 percent to 10 percent.


"We will work with the administration to understand how the ruling will affect tariffs for the UK and the rest of the world," a government spokesperson said.


Mexico, which sends 80 percent of its exports to the United States, said it was studying the possible effects of the 10-percent general tariff that Trump announced after the court verdict.


"First, we're going to see what measures we can take to determine how this will affect our country," Mexican Economic Minister Marcelo Ebrard said. (AFP)

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US President Donald Trump said he would sign new orders aimed at restoring tariffs using alternative legal authorities after the Supreme Court struck down a large portion of his previous measures.

Speaking after the ruling, Trump said he would rely on a set of trade powers known as Section 122 to impose a global 10% tariff across the board. He also said the administration would use another provision, Section 301, to open investigations into what it describes as unfair trade practices, a process that could lead to additional tariffs. Read full story here

'Mexico studying impact of new tariff': Mexico on Trump's announcement

Mexico's government is studying the possible effects of a 10-percent general tariff announced Friday by US President Donald Trump, Mexican Economic Minister Marcelo Ebrard said.

"First, we're going to see what measures we can take to determine how this will affect our country," Ebrard said.

The announcement from the Republican Trump came in the wake of a ruling by the US Supreme Court that deemed the president had exceeded his authoritity by imposing tariffs as if it were a national emergency. (AFP)

Germany seeks clarifications from Washington after US SC's tariff ruling

Germany said Friday it was in "close contact" with the US and wanted "stability" in trade links, after the Supreme Court ruled illegal most of President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign trade.

The government "has noted the decision of the Supreme Court. We remain in close contact with the American government to obtain clarifications on the next steps to take to guarantee stability and predictability in commercial relations," said a government spokesman in a statement sent to AFP.