Central journalistOn the 18th local time, it was learned that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a debate on the legality of the Trump administration's tariffs on November 5th. (CCTV reporter Cao Jian)
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On August 29, local time, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that most of the U.S. government’s global tariff policy was illegal, and the laws approved by U.S. President Trump when citing multinational tariffs did not give it the power to tax.
On September 3rd, the Trump administration submitted a document to the U.S. Supreme Court, demanding that this ruling be overturned as soon as possible. According to US media reports, as of August 24, US companies have paid more than $210 billion in tariffs that have been ruled illegal. If the Supreme Court upholds the original judgment, the U.S. Treasury may have to refund the tariffs that have been levied. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bescent said that if the ruling is delayed until June 2026, the amount of tariffs already levied will reach $750 billion to $1 trillion by then, and returning these tariffs "may cause significant confusion."
The U.S. Supreme Court said on September 9 that it agreed to speed up the trial of the Trump administration’s tariff case.