A federal court decided first to block the import tariffs introduced by Trump, citing emergency laws.
The court stopped Trump's 10-percent tariffs on many trading partners, including the EU. The 30-percent tariffs on China and the 25-percent tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada were also covered by the decision.
The specific tariffs on vehicles, steel, and aluminum were not included.
A panel consisting of three judges in the court for international trade made the decision on Wednesday, after several lawsuits claiming that Trump had exceeded his powers as president.
But the decision, which looked like one of the biggest legal setbacks for Trump so far, was appealed by the government. And late on Thursday, Swedish time, the decision came that the government had been granted leave to appeal in the higher court.
"Judicial tyranny"
Then, the administration had also said that it might consider going to the Supreme Court if the appeal was rejected.
We are living under a judicial tyranny, said the White House's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
Wednesday's decision could have affected the ongoing trade negotiations that the US has initiated with individual countries and partners. But since the appeal has been granted, the tariffs still apply until the issue has been fully tried in the higher instance.
The court is now giving those who have driven for a tariff stop one week to submit their comments. The government then has until June 9 to respond to the reply.
Tariffs usually need to be approved by Congress, but Trump has claimed that he has the authority to act since the US trade deficit constitutes a national emergency.
But according to the trade court, the 1977 law on international economic emergency powers does not include measures such as tariffs. And even if the law had done so, the trade deficit does not constitute an "unusual and extraordinary threat".
The court therefore ruled out Trump's presidential decree for lacking legal support.
Chaos on the markets
It was on April 2 that Trump introduced penalty tariffs on many countries, including 20-percent tariffs on all goods from the EU. A week later, he halved them to 10 percent for 90 days to give room for negotiations.
Last Friday, Trump threatened to introduce tariffs of 50 percent on the EU as early as June 1, but on Monday night, he changed his mind again and announced that the tariff pause against the EU would be extended until July 9.
The global markets have fluctuated strongly during the tariff chaos.
