A federal appeals court has paused Wednesday night’s ruling from the Court of International Trade that blocked President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., extended a pause on his order invalidating the bulk of President Trump’s tariffs until an appeals court can resolve the case. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras had already agreed to put his ruling on hold for two weeks when he issued it,

A federal judge in San Francisco on Monday dismissed California’s lawsuit over President Donald Trump's trade tariffs, and the state has already appealed the decision. Opinion: Small businesses will suffer most from Trump's tariffs © 2025 American City Business Journals.