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title: Federal Circuit Affirms That IEEPA Tariffs Are Unlawful
date: 2025-09-02T15:03:00-04:00
author: Mary Katherine (MK) Terrell
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# Federal Circuit Affirms That IEEPA Tariffs Are Unlawful

  September 2, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners [Brooke Ringel](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/brooke-m-ringel), [Paul Rosenthal](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/paul-c-rosenthal), [Alan Luberda](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/r-alan-luberda), and [Joshua Morey](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/joshua-morey) authored the client advisory ​“Federal Circuit Affirms That IEEPA Tariffs Are Unlawful.” They cover the recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision striking down the global reciprocal tariffs (“Reciprocal Tariffs”) and the fentanyl-related tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China (“Trafficking Tariffs”) imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The advisory digs into the Court’s decision, the critical questions surrounding the IEEPA tariff actions going forward, and what’s next for companies.

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