Trump’s Tariffs Just Got Struck Down in Court—Again |
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs just cannot catch a break in court.
Late Thursday, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) struck down Trump’s latest stopgap measure, a 10 percent global tariff that he levied earlier this year after the Supreme Court struck down his prior go at it. Trump is now 0-5 in judicial rulings on his trade war.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs just cannot catch a break in court.
Late Thursday, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) struck down Trump’s latest stopgap measure, a 10 percent global tariff that he levied earlier this year after the Supreme Court struck down his prior go at it. Trump is now 0-5 in judicial rulings on his trade war.
The CIT’s ruling does not mean that Trump’s latest tariffs are dead; relief was just for the plaintiffs, and these duties on imports could last until July, when the Trump administration is expected to unveil a backup, backup plan using a different section of the same half-century-old legislation.
But the court ruling—like some of those that came before on tariffs, including the........