The government must return about $160 billion, plus interest, collected from duties deemed illegal and potentially more if it loses a related tariff case.
Category: Supreme Court (US)
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Tariff Refunds Begin to Reach Businesses as Trump Lashes Out at Court
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Trade Court Rules Trump’s 10% Global Tariff Is Illegal
The New York Times – Business:A panel of federal judges blocked President Trump from imposing the tariff on most imports.
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Ford Reports Higher Profit Thanks Partly to Tariff Refund
The New York Times – Business:Ford Motor said it expected the federal government to refund $1.3 billion the company paid in tariffs that were later struck down by the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Cisco
The New York Times – Business:The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.
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G.M.’s Profit Bolstered by a $500 Million Tariff Refund
The New York Times – Business:Because of a February Supreme Court decision, General Motors said it would receive refunds on some of the tariffs it had paid.
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Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Roundup Weedkiller Case
The New York Times – Business:The case could help determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against the maker of a popular herbicide over claims that it causes cancer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Supreme Court Sides With Internet Provider in Copyright Fight Over Pirated Music
The New York Times – Business:Leading music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music.
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Tariffs Confound Small Businesses Again
The New York Times – Business:Chocolate makers and fig-paste importers are facing a tangle of unknowns, including whether to seek refunds for tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court.