A US federal court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s recently announced sweeping global trade tariffs .
The Court of International Trade ruled that an emergency law invoked by the White House did not give the president unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country.
Three judges ruled that Trump overstepped his authority when he used an emergency law to impose tariffs on nearly every country .
The New York-based court said the US Constitution gave Congress exclusive powers to regulate commerce with other nations, and that this was not superseded by the president’s remit to safeguard the economy.
The case was launched by a group of US businesses and states, and leaves the White House with 10 days to formally reverse the levies.
But moments after the ruling, the Trump administration said it is appealing because it is “not for unelected judges to decide how to properly address a national emergency”
