一家联邦法院周四裁定，唐纳德·特朗普总统的全球10%的关税是非法的。
在一项2比1的裁决中，国际贸易法院的一个法官小组得出结论，特朗普政府误读了用来证明全面关税合理性的法律。
这项裁决标志着今年早些时候最高法院第二次发现总统的关税制度是非法的确认一项决定来自国际贸易法院阻止特朗普第一轮关税。
周四裁决的直接影响尚不清楚。法院批准了两家小企业和华盛顿州的禁令;然而，法官驳回了更多国家提出的索赔，因为它们没有资格。
争论归结为“国际收支赤字”一词的定义。国际贸易法院驳回了特朗普政府的论点，即1974年《贸易法》第122条中的“国际收支逆差”与“贸易逆差”相同。
大多数人写道，“很明显，国会意识到了它所选择的措辞的差异。”。
法官承认这个词“造成了一些混乱”，但得出结论认为特朗普政府的解释是不正确的。
“政府认为，在当今世界，经常账户是识别国际收支赤字的适当组成部分，”大多数人写道。对政府来说有问题的是，正如本文所讨论的，国会在1974年将结算、流动性和基本平衡赤字定义为“国际收支赤字”"
全球10%的关税于2月份生效，根据法规，将于7月底到期。
Trade court says Trump's 10% global tariffs are unlawful
A federal court on Thursday concluded that President Donald Trump'sglobal 10% tariffsare unlawful.
In a 2-1 decision, a panel of judges on the Court of International Trade concluded that the Trump administration misread the law used to justify the sweeping tariffs.
The ruling marks the second time the president's tariff regime has been found to be illegal, with the Supreme Court earlier this yearaffirming a decisionfrom the Court of International Trade blocking Trump's first round of tariffs.
The immediate impact of Thursday's ruling is unclear. The court granted an injunction for two small businesses and the state of Washington; however, the judges dismissed the claims brought by the larger group of states because they lacked standing.
The dispute boiled down to the definition of the phrase "balance-of-payments deficits." The Court of International Trade rejected the Trump administration's argument that the term "balance-of-payments deficits" in Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 is the same as a "trade deficit."
"It is clear that Congress was aware of the differences in the words it chose," the majority wrote.
The judges acknowledged that the term "causes some confusion," but concluded that the Trump administration's interpretation was incorrect.
"The Government argues that in today's world, the current account is the proper component for identifying a balance-of-payments deficit," the majority wrote. "Problematically for the Government, and as discussed herein, Congress in 1974 identified the settlement, liquidity, and basic balance deficits as 'balance-of-payments deficits.'"
The global 10% tariff took effect in February and by statute is set to expire in late July.
