Category: Decisions and Verdicts

Tariff Refunds Begin to Reach Businesses as Trump Lashes Out at Court

The New York Times – Business:
The government must return about $160 billion, plus interest, collected from duties deemed illegal and potentially more if it loses a related tariff case.
Which Trump Tariffs Are in Place, in the Works or Ruled Illegal

The New York Times – Business:
The president has reworked his tariffs repeatedly — sometimes because they have been declared illegal — with more updates still to come.
Trump’s Latest Tariff Setback Looms Over China Talks

The New York Times – Business:
For the president, a major legal defeat could undercut his leverage as he prepares to head to Beijing next week for high-stakes trade negotiations.
Pentagon Can Temporarily Require Escorts for Journalists

The New York Times – Business:
An appeals panel ruled that the Defense Department can require escorts for reporters in the building while it fights an earlier decision that overturned many of the department’s press rules.
Supreme Court Wrangles With Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Suspects

The New York Times – Business:
Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes.
Judge Imposes Sanctions on Plaintiff and Her Lawyer in Suit Against Billionaire Leon Black

The New York Times – Business:
A federal judge said the lawyer representing an unnamed plaintiff who accused the billionaire investor of abusing her had “lied repeatedly to the court.”
Supreme Court Rejects Oil Company Argument in Fight Over Great Lakes Pipeline

The New York Times – Business:
The justices sided with Michigan officials, who have raised environmental alarms and pushed to decommission an aging section of the pipeline.
Supreme Court Reviews F.C.C.’s Enforcement Power Against Communications Companies

The New York Times – Business:
AT&T and Verizon were penalized millions of dollars for what the agency said was a failure to protect consumer information. The companies say they were deprived of their right to a jury trial.
Second Jury Finds Uber Responsible for Sexual Assault by a Driver

The New York Times – Business:
The ride-hailing giant has now lost the first two of more than 3,000 pending federal lawsuits.
Trump Administration Takes Steps to Refund $166 Billion in Tariffs

The New York Times – Business:
The government debuted a system to repay importers two months after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs at the heart of the president’s trade policy.
The Onion Signs New Deal to Take Over Infowars

The New York Times – Business:
A new deal, which would allow The Onion to use the Infowars name and website address, must be approved by a Texas judge.
Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs

The New York Times – Business:
The government will debut a system to repay importers two months after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs at the heart of the president’s trade policy.