President Donald Trump watches as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent participates in a ceremonial swearing in of Paul Atkins as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Alex Brandon).
President Donald Trump won a relatively quick victory in one of the nation’s lesser-known courts as a panel of New York City judges nixed a request to enjoin the recently-announced worldwide tariff regime.
On April 14, a coalition of businesses filed a 25-page complaint in the U.S. Court of International Trade, calling the tariffs an “unprecedented power grab” while describing the 45th and 47th president’s gripe with trade deficits “a figment of his own imagination.” The litigation sought broad relief — including a temporary restraining order.
On Tuesday, the specialized court — which is empowered to hear all national, and some international, civil disputes over trade-related matters — tersely rejected the request for injunctive relief.
“Upon consideration of Plaintiffs’ Application for a Temporary Restraining Order, Defendants’ response thereto, and all other pertinent papers, and upon a determination that Plaintiffs have not clearly shown a likelihood that immediate and irreparable harm would occur before consideration of their Motion for Preliminary Injunction, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Application is DENIED,” the three-judge panel ruled.
