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What to Know About the Legal Battle Over Trump’s Tariffs
(Bloomberg)—The fate of President Donald Trump’s trade war lies in the hands of the courts as a legal battle plays out over his use of emergency powers to impose tariffs. The US Court of International Trade ruled on May 28 that the vast majority of Trump’s levies were issued illegally...
Trump Tariffs Can Stay in Effect Longer, Appeals Court Says
(Bloomberg Law)—Donald Trump can continue to enforce his global tariffs for now, a federal appeals court held in a win for the president on one of his signature economic policies. The order Tuesday by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit extends an earlier, short-term reprieve for the...
Trump Claims ‘Great And Important’ Tariff Court Win: Here’s Why That’s Wrong
(Forbes)—President Donald Trump hailed an appeals court ruling keeping his tariffs in place temporarily as a “great and important win” Wednesday morning, falsely claiming the court upheld his “Liberation Day” tariffs—though the actual court ruling says nothing about the merits of Trump’s signature policy, and judges could still strike the...
Appeals Court Allows Trump to Continue Collecting Tariffs
(The Center Square)—An appeals court ruled late Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs can remain in place while a legal challenge over his authority to impose import taxes continues. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration’s request for a longer pause after temporarily staying the...
Appeals Court Keeps Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs in Place for Now
(Wall Street Journal)—A federal appeals court on Tuesday granted the Trump administration’s request to keep the president’s far-reaching tariffs in effect for now but agreed to fast track its consideration of the case this summer. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit extended its earlier temporary pause of...
Appeals Court Ruling Gives Trump a Win on Tariffs – For Now
(USA Today)—President Donald Trump can collect tariffs while states and small businesses continue to fight to overturn the taxes on worldwide imports, under a federal appeals court decision. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled May 28 that Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency...
Trump Tariffs May Remain in Effect While Appeals Proceed, US Appeals Court Rules
(Reuters)—A federal appeals court allowed President Donald Trump‘s most sweeping tariffs to remain in effect on Tuesday while it reviews a lower-court decision blocking them on grounds that he had exceeded his authority by imposing them. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington,...
Trump Tariffs Can Stay in Effect Longer, Appeals Court Says
(Bloomberg)—Donald Trump can continue to enforce his global tariffs for now, a federal appeals court held in a win for the president on one of his signature economic policies. The order Tuesday by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit extends an earlier, short-term reprieve for the administration...
Court Rules Trump’s Tariffs Can Stay in Effect While Appeal Proceeds
(The Canadian Press)—A federal appeals court agreed on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs will remain in place while a case is heard — extending an emergency stay granted after a lower court found the devastating duties unlawful. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal...
Trump Administration Prevails as Appeals Court Pauses Lower Court Decision Blocking Contested Tariffs
(FOX News)—President Trump’s tariffs will remain in effect for now after a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday to pause a lower court decision that had blocked them. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the stay and scheduled an expedited review of the case, which centers on...
U.S. Court Agrees to Keep Trump Tariffs Intact as Appeal Gets Underway
(New York Times)—A federal appeals court agreed on Tuesday to allow President Trump to maintain many of his tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners, extending a pause granted shortly after another panel of judges ruled in late May that the import taxes were illegal. The decision, from the...
Federal Circuit Grants Government’s Motion for Stay Pending Appeal in Our Tariff Case
(Reason)—Earlier tonight, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit imposed a stay pending appeal temporarily blocking implementation of the Court of International Trade ruling striking down Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, in the case filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself on behalf of five businesses harmed by...
White House Urges Court to Spare Tariffs; Businesses Point to Higher Costs
(Plastics News)—The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says tariffs are vital for national security and economic stability and should be kept in place while a lawsuit filed by small business owners is appealed. The lawsuit filed by Salt Lake City-based Genova Pipe and four other businesses alleges that Liberation Day...
Bally’s Chicago Casino Settles Lawsuit Over Race-Based IPO
(Providence Business First)—A libertarian legal group has reached a confidential settlement with Bally’s Chicago Casino over the company’s thwarted plan to offer $250 million investment opportunity exclusively to women and people of color. The Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty (WILL) said Monday it has reached a settlement with Bally’s...
Importers Say They Will Suffer Irreparable Harm If Stay of CIT IEEPA Decision Is Granted
(Trade Law Daily)—The importers challenging the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act requested that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reject the government’s bid for an emergency stay, telling the appellate court that the importers will be irreparably harmed by...