Trump Eyes Quick Ruling to Forge Ahead on Tariffs: Supply Lines

President Donald Trump said his administration would ask the Supreme Court for a quick ruling in hopes of overturning a lower court’s decision — recently upheld on appeal — that concluded many of his tariffs were imposed illegally.

Trump told reporters Tuesday that the US would petition the nation’s highest court for relief as soon as Wednesday because “it would be a devastation for our country” if the appeals court ruling was left in place. Tariffs remain in effect while the legal process plays out.

“We need an early decision,” he said in the Oval Office. “We’re going to ask for an expedited ...