Donald Trump, 6-3 tariff and Supreme Court
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The Trump administration has launched investigations into dozens of countries accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, flexing a law that lets the federal government impose tariffs.
A customer alleges Costco was unjustly enriched by tariff‑related price increases and is seeking refunds on behalf of shoppers nationwide.
The Trump administration’s tariff refund system is more than 40 percent developed, a customs official told a federal judge Thursday, and additional performance testing will take place “in the next few weeks.
The Trump administration is scrambling to replace the revenue the federal government lost when the Supreme Court struck down his biggest and boldest tariffs last month.
Just a week after the Supreme Court demolished the cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, questions are swirling about the legal foundation of his replacement tariffs.
“Challenging whatever the administration does here is going to be much more difficult than the IEEPA case,” international trade expert Timothy Meyer told Fortune.
"Altogether, the President’s goal is clear—he wishes to exercise carte blanche authority when tariffing the world based on any statutory reed he can find."