Re:US Trade Court Finds Trump Tariffs Illegal
by thaumasiotes on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @11:55PM
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So, they need to argue that the foreign countries' practice imposes a disadvantage in fact on the commerce of the USA compared with the commerce of any foreign country? They already have argued that; it was headlined in Trump's first announcements.
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Re:US Trade Court Finds Trump Tariffs Illegal
by tptacek on Thursday May 29, 2025 @12:20AM
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Any business impacted by the tariffs will have standing to go to federal court and argue that trade practices accepted for a century by legislatures and administrations of both parties do not constitute "unequal impositions" under the intended meaning of the statute.
Re:US Trade Court Finds Trump Tariffs Illegal
by thaumasiotes on Thursday May 29, 2025 @10:24PM
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They'd have to argue something other than that. There could be a standing regulation that says "Ships carrying any American goods must pay 30% higher docking fees"; if that had been accepted for a century, it would still be a slam dunk case of "unequal impositions".