<h1>Presidential Tariff Powers Curtailed: Emergency Economic Law Limits Executive's Unilateral Trade Restrictions</h1> A federal court blocked the president from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law. The ruling rejected the legal basis for tariffs, finding they exceeded presidential authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The court determined trade deficits do not constitute a national emergency, and tariffs would require congressional approval. The administration plans to appeal, with the Supreme Court likely to make a final determination.