Trump’s Global Tariffs Face Key Test in US Trade Court (1)

A group of small businesses urged the US trade court to block President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” global tariffs during a court hearing that could have a major impact on the Republican’s economic agenda.

Lawyers for the businesses and the Trump administration on Tuesday delivered arguments before the US Court of International Trade in Manhattan, where a panel of three judges is weighing whether to issue a nationwide injunction against the tariffs, and if so for how long.

The businesses argued that Trump invoked a bogus national emergency to justify the levies, while the Justice Department said the president’s ...