Trump's Tariffs Are Back in Effect After Appeals Court Ruling | 30 May 2025 | An appeals court on Thursday stayed the ruling of the U.S. Court of International Trade that blocked President Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs, meaning the tariffs are back in effect. The U.S. Court of International Trade issued an injunction on Wednesday night, ruling that President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs are illegal. The White House filed a motion to stay the ruling, and the tariffs were reinstated Thursday afternoon, as CNBC noted, shortly after the White House slammed the ruling. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said hours before the stay that the three judges on the trade court "brazenly abused their judicial power to usurp the authority of President Trump, to stop him from carrying out the mandate that the American people gave him."