The Liberation Day tariffs
← All timelinesA tariff architecture and its unraveling in court
The rollout of the "Liberation Day" tariff regime, the math dispute around it, and successive court decisions invalidating the tariff architecture.
-
Apr 2, 2025 · Economy, Trade & Fiscal Policy · ConfirmedLiberation Day Tariffs Use a Crude Formula to Reshape Global Trade
-
Apr 4, 2025 · Economy, Trade & Fiscal Policy · DevelopingTrump Tariff Rollout Exempts Crude Oil and Fuel Imports
-
Apr 8, 2025 · Economy, Trade & Fiscal Policy · ConfirmedEconomists Find Math Error Inflating Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariff Formula
-
Apr 9, 2025 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing · Well supportedTrump's 'Great Time to Buy' Post Precedes Tariff Pause, Drawing Manipulation Questions
-
May 28, 2025 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law · ConfirmedTrade Court Invalidates the Liberation Day Tariff ArchitectureLegal outcome Tariffs invalidated; appellate litigation followed
-
Aug 7, 2025 · Economy, Trade & Fiscal Policy · ConfirmedReciprocal Tariffs Take Effect at Historically High Levels
-
Feb 20, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law · ConfirmedSupreme Court Invalidates Trump's IEEPA Global TariffsLegal outcome Global IEEPA tariffs invalidated
-
Feb 20, 2026 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms · ConfirmedTrump Attacks Supreme Court Justices After Tariff Defeat
-
May 7, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law · ConfirmedTrade Court Invalidates the Replacement 10 Percent Global TariffLegal outcome Replacement tariff invalidated