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The Federal Circuit on May 29, 2025, hit pause on the tariff rulings from the Court of International Trade. In a nonprecedential order, the appeals court granted an immediate administrative stay and temporarily stayed the lower court’s judgments and permanent injunctions while it considers the government’s stay request. ([cafc.uscourts.gov](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/25-1812.ORDER.5-29-2025_2522636.pdf))

The distinction matters. The order did not say the tariffs are legal, and it did not resolve the merits of the cases. It simply kept the injunctions from taking effect for now, preserving the status quo while the Federal Circuit reviews the motion papers. ([cafc.uscourts.gov](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/25-1812.ORDER.5-29-2025_2522636.pdf))

The stay covered two consolidated appeals: one brought by V.O.S. Selections and other importers, and another brought by a group of states. In both cases, the Court of International Trade had entered judgment against the United States and permanently enjoined certain executive orders imposing various tariffs. The Federal Circuit’s order also set deadlines for the plaintiffs-appellees to respond by June 5 and for the government to file a consolidated reply by June 9. ([cafc.uscourts.gov](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/25-1812.ORDER.5-29-2025_2522636.pdf))

For now, that means the tariff orders remain in place because the injunctions are frozen, not because the appeals court blessed the program. The underlying legal fight is still moving, and the Federal Circuit told the parties to notify it immediately if the Court of International Trade acts on the government’s pending stay motions. ([cafc.uscourts.gov](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/25-1812.ORDER.5-29-2025_2522636.pdf))