FILE-A FedEx cargo plane is shown on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) 
President Donald Trump leaves after an event to proclaim “Angel Family Day” in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
FedEx is suing the U.S. government, requesting a full refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs are illegal.
FedEx said in a filing with the U.S. Court of International Trade that they have “suffered injury” from having to pay the tariffs and that the relief they’re seeking from the court would redress those injuries.
Other companies have already launched efforts to recoup costs from the illegal tariffs, including large U.S. corporations like Costco and Revlon.
The National Retail Federation said in a statement on Friday that the Supreme Court’s ruling provided certainty for U.S. businesses and manufacturers.
“We urge the lower court to ensure a seamless process to refund the tariffs to U.S. importers,” it said. “The refunds will serve as an economic boost and allow companies to reinvest in their operations, their employees and their customers.”
The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday. Trump said he was “absolutely ashamed” of some justices who ruled 6-3 against him, calling them “disloyal to our Constitution” and “lapdogs.” At one point he even raised the specter of foreign influence without citing any evidence.
The court’s ruling found tariffs that Trump imposed under an emergency powers law were unconstitutional, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs he levied on nearly every other country.
The Treasury had collected more than $133 billion from the import taxes the president has imposed under the emergency powers law as of December, federal data shows. The impact over the next decade has been estimated at some $3 trillion.
Trump has vowed to collect tariffs through other means. He reached for a stopgap option immediately after his defeat Friday at the Supreme Court: Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 allows the president to impose tariffs of up to 15% for up to 150 days. But any extension beyond 150 days must be approved by a Congress likely to balk at passing a tax increase as November’s midterm elections loom.
This is what happens when a president tries to act like a king and enacts laws through executive order! Only Congress can legislate tariffs. It’s as if the entire GOP forgot how democracy works. Trump is raging at SCOTUS for doing their job, judging whether laws were legally enacted. No they weren’t in this case, so he calls them lapdogs. No, Mr. President, if they were lap dogs, they would have rolled over for you, like Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, and the GOP-run House and Senate have! Now, we have the resulting mess, and I mean mess, brought by Trump’s stubborness and his impetuous impatience with the legislative process. It also doesn’t help to have lapdogs in Congress! As if there weren’t enough suits filed because of Trump’s idiocy, we will have many more. Here in Colorado, small businesses have closed, others have held off on hiring, still others are trying to weather lower profits than they planned on – all because of an unqualified president. He needs to go ASAP, before we experience permanent ruin and complete loss of allies. Trump has skyrocketed our debt, ruined our reputation, and is destroying our economy all because he lacks experience as a legitimate businessman and he will not seek good information!