Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs are illegal. Now, the President is asking the Supreme Court to urgently review this ruling.

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From the Daily Wire:

President Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to begin hearing arguments in the case as soon as November, a major request for the justices who typically wait until as late as next summer to make a decision, CNBC reported. The Trump administration argues that the 7-4 U.S. Court of Appeals ruling “gravely undermines the President’s ability to conduct real-world diplomacy and his ability to protect the national security and economy of the United States.”

“That decision casts a pall of uncertainty upon ongoing foreign negotiations that the President has been pursuing through tariffs over the past five months, jeopardizing both already-negotiated framework deals and ongoing negotiations,” the administration added in its filing. “Few cases have so clearly called out for this Court’s swift resolution.”

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Trump overstepped his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy tariffs.

IFA reported on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision. The court found that President Trump lacked the authority to institute taxes such as tariffs, arguing that that power belongs only to Congress. At the time, the Trump administration argued in favor of presidential power, citing that courts had approved of President Nixon’s emergency use of tariffs in 1971.

In our previous article, we theorized that President Trump would reach out to the Supreme Court following this verdict. If the high court agrees to hear the case, it may very well rule in favor of the administration, as it did when it allowed the NIH to cancel DEI grants, or when it allowed the Department of Education to carry out mass layoffs. However, the Supreme Court may decide not to take up the tariff case.

If the Supreme Court does not quickly address the President’s use of tariffs, it could cripple this administration’s economic and diplomatic agenda. Let’s pray for wisdom for the Supreme Court justices, and let’s pray for God’s will to be done!

What do you think of the President’s tariffs? Share your thoughts and prayers below.

(Excerpt from the Daily Wire. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)