June Grasso talks to leading experts about the top legal stories of the week.

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Most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were ruled illegal by a federal appeals court that found he exceeded his authority in imposing them, but the judges let the levies stay in place while the case is subject to further review.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday upheld an earlier ruling by the Court of International Trade that Trump wrongfully invoked an emergency law to issue the tariffs. But the appellate judges sent the case back to the lower court to determine if it applied to everyone affected by tariffs or just the parties involved in the case.

Friday’s 7-4 decision by the Federal Circuit could extend the suspense over whether Trump’s tariffs will ultimately stand. The case had been expected to next go to the Supreme Court for a final ruling. The administration could now turn to the justices, who have largely backed the president on other matters. But the White House could also let the Court of International Trade revisit the matter first.

“ALL TARIFFS ARE STILL IN EFFECT!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social shortly after the decision was issued.

For instant reaction and analysis, Bloomberg Balance of Power cohost Joe Mathieu speaks with Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center Democracy Visiting Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, both Bloomberg politics contributors. 

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Elliott Stein, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst, discusses Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s lawsuit to stop President Trump from firing her. Vida Johnson, a professor at Georgetown law and co-director of the school’s criminal justice clinic, discusses Trump’s executive order to end cashless bail. June Grasso hosts.

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David Cole, a professor at Georgetown Law who represented flag burners in landmark Supreme Court decisions, discusses President Trump's executive order directing the prosecution of people who burn the American flag.  

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Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses President Trump firing Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and threatening to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. Anne Joseph O’Connell, a professor at Stanford Law School, discusses a judge rejecting Trump’s appointment of Alina Habba as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey as unlawful. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law professor David Super of Georgetown Law, discusses the Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants. Shawn Collins, a partner at Stradling, discusses the FTC suing LA Fitness over customer’s difficulties dropping membership. June Grasso hosts.

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June Grasso talks to the experts about the top legal stories of the week.  

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Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest immigration issues. Constitutional law professor Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses an appeals court reversing the $464 million penalty in President Trump’s civil fraud conviction. June Grasso hosts.

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Constitutional law professor Rick Pildes of NYU Law School, discusses President Trump’s pledge to get rid of voting by mail. National security expert Bradley Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid, discusses the White House allowing social media teams to go along and videotape FBI arrests. June Grasso hosts.

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Anne Lofaso, a professor at the University of Cincinnati Law School and an expert in labor law, discusses the significant drop in union elections since Trump took office. Ave Benny-Morrison, Bloomberg legal reporter, discusses a $30 million dollar pardon scheme. June Grasso hosts.

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