Trump administration seeks swift Supreme Court review on tariffs

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said that the appellate ruling was already hurting trade negotiations

- Louise Radnofsky

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court late Wednesday to quickly hear its appeal of a ruling that rejected the president's global tariffs, saying the lower court loss already was hurting the White House in ongoing trade negotiations. U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer urged the justices to grant review and expedite the case "to the maximum extent feasible, given the enormous importance of quickly confirming the full legal standing of the president's tariffs."

The petition comes days after a federal appeals court ruled that Trump had exceeded his authority by claiming emergency authority to rewrite U.S. trade policy. That court allowed Trump's tariffs to remain in place through mid-October to give the government a few weeks to ask the high court to hear the case.