President Donald Trump overstepped his authority to place emergency tariffs on most goods imported into the US, a federal appeals court said in a sweeping decision today that will remain on hold until at least 14 October. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a split 7-4 ruling, affirmed a lower court ruling from May that said Trump did not have the ability to unilaterally impose tariffs under a law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The ruling, if upheld, would invalidate many of the tariffs that Trump has imposed since taking office and eventually require the US to issue ... (full story)