LJC In The News
Davidson County Schools Nears Possible Settlement in Lawsuit After Student Suspended for Alleged ‘Racially Motivated Comment’
(WGHP)—Davidson County Schools may soon settle a lawsuit with a family after a student was reportedly suspended for making what the school board deemed a “racially motivated comment.” “On Friday, we filed a motion asking the court to approve a settlement that would resolve this matter,” said Dean McGee, senior...
Trump’s Tax Hikes Should be Blocked, or We’ll All Pay
(The Daily Breeze)—On Wednesday, the Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to impose taxes on goods around the world. The 1977 law empowers the president to “deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat . ....
Truckers and Republican Lawmakers Go After Concealed Carry Reciprocity Laws
(Land Line Media)—A patchwork of concealed carry laws can turn a law-abiding truck driver into a criminal instantly just by that driver crossing a state line. A lawsuit filed by a pair of truckers and a bill in Congress both aim to fix that. In January, two long-haul truck drivers...
Facing an ‘Existential Threat,’ this Vermont Company Decided to Fight Back Against Trump’s Tariffs
(Boston Globe)—This spring, Terry Precision Cycling of Burlington, Vt., was preparing to roll out the 40-year-old company’s latest advance in gear specially designed for women: the Caicos Bike Short. “Made of a luxurious Italian fabric that feels like butter against the skin, this short provides exceptional comfort in addition to...
Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Reinstates Trump’s Tariffs: What It Means for Trade, Business and Presidential Power
(JD Supra)—The ongoing legal and political saga surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariffs has taken an expected turn following the U.S. Court of International Trade’s surprise ruling earlier this week. A federal appeals court has temporarily lifted a lower court’s block on the most sweeping of Trump’s tariffs, allowing the administration...
How a Small Wine Company Complicated Trump’s Sweeping Tariff Plans
(The Washington Post)—Victor Schwartz was cooking dinner – a bottle of Vermentino wine already uncorked – when he received the news Wednesday evening. A little-known federal trade court had overturned President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs, which had sent shock waves through markets worldwide in recent weeks. And Schwartz’s...
Opinion: A Victory for Separation of Powers
Meet The Little-Known Federal Court That Tried To Upend Trump’s Tariff Agenda
(Tampa Free Press)—Two Republican-appointed judges and a Democrat-appointed judge on a little-known court issued the first ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs using emergency powers on Wednesday. The United States Court of International Trade (CIT), which sits in New York City, considers only questions related to customs and international trade...
Trump Tariffs Reinstated by Appeals Court as SCOUTS Plea Looms
(Newslooks)—Trump Tariffs Reinstated by Appeals Court as SCOUTS Plea Looms/ Newslooks/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Morning Edition/ A federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, blocking a lower court’s ruling that they were unconstitutional. The decision keeps uncertainty high for global trade partners and U.S. companies. Trump is...
Appeals Court Temporarily Reinstates Trump’s Tariff Powers Amid Legal Battle
(Finance 360)—A federal appeals court has temporarily paused a ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) that blocked President Donald Trump’s authority to impose tariffs, reigniting a legal fight over one of his signature economic policies. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued the stay...
U.S. Appeals Court Temporarily Allows Trump to Maintain Tariffs
(Trade World News)—U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump can temporarily maintain his tariffs under emergency powers. The decision follows the administration’s legal challenge against a prior ruling that had blocked the majority of his key economic policies. The court issued a temporary stay on the...
He Put the Tariffs on, They Took the Tariffs off, They Put the Tariffs on—Economies Are Shaking all About
(World at Large)—Mass uncertainty surrounds the near term future of US-Asian trade, so much so that businesses in some economies including Vietnam are ready to say goodbye to the US market permanently. Then, a US Federal trade court ruled that President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff regime was unconstitutional, and that...
Trump’s Tariffs to Remain in Effect After Appeals Court Grants Stay
(Reuters)—A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the most sweeping of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Thursday, a day after a U.S. trade court ruled that Trump had exceeded his authority in imposing the duties and ordered an immediate block on them. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal...
Trump Tariff Plan Faces Uncertain Future as Court Battles Intensify
(FOX News)—A federal appeals court paused a lower ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, siding with the administration Thursday in a legal fight over the White House’s use of an emergency law to enact punishing import taxes. The back-and-forth injected more volatility into markets this week after several weeks...
Whiplash! Court Reinstates Trump Tariffs (for Now)
(JCK Online)—As expected, a federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated the bulk of President Trump’s tariffs, less than 24 hours after the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ordered they be terminated within 10 days. Following an emergency request from the Trump administration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...