Martin Schirdewan· The Left

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The US Supreme Court has ruled that the EU-US trade deal has no legal basis

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The US Supreme Court did NOT rule that an EU-US trade deal 'has no legal basis.'

The Court's ruling was about the statutory authority under IEEPA for imposing tariffs, not about the validity of EU-US trade agreements.

The claim misrepresents the scope and subject of the Supreme Court ruling.

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• The Supreme Court ruling specifically concerned IEEPA-based tariffs, not the legal basis of EU-US trade deals themselves.
• The claim conflates a ruling on presidential tariff authority with a ruling on international trade agreements.
• The MEP (Martin Schirdewan from The Left group) may be overstating the scope of the ruling to support a narrative critical of EU-US trade relations.
• The ruling invalidated the legal basis for certain tariffs under IEEPA, but this does not mean the entire trade relationship or specific trade deals lack legal basis.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Parliament Think Tank - EPRSThe ruling invalidates all tariffs that President Trump imposed under IEEPA on US trading partners. The Supreme Court ruled on February 18, 2026 that IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.
• PrimaryEuropean Parliament News - EU-US trade legislation on hold following Supreme Court rulingEU-US trade legislation: legislative work on hold following US Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA-based tariffs. The ruling concerned the statutory basis for tariffs, not trade agreements.
• SecondaryBruegel - An EU strategy in the wake of the United States Supreme Court tariffs rulingThe European Union should suspend last year's trade deal with the US and plan for retaliation in response to new tariff uncertainty following the Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs.
• SecondaryNordea - US tariffs Supreme Court ruling: New trade policy framework emergesIn February 2026, the Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs that had generated around USD 27 billion monthly. The ruling found IEEPA did not provide legal authority for the tariffs.