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The Guy Who Wrote The Law Says Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal
The Liberty Justice Center says the administration stretched Section 301 beyond Congress’s intent to impose tariffs on more than 60 trading partners.
- On September 30, the Court of International Trade will hear a challenge from The Liberty Justice Center regarding President Donald Trump's latest tariff strategy, alleging the administration lacks legal authority for its Section 301 measures.
- Following the Supreme Court's February ruling that the president lacked emergency powers for tariffs, the administration imposed 10% to 12.5% duties on more than 60 countries using Section 301 authority.
- Three former trade lawyers, including Ambassador Alan Wolff, filed a "friend of the court" brief this month arguing the administration's forced labor allegations are spurious and the tariffs are arbitrary and capricious.
- Wolff argues the 1974 Trade Act was designed for singular trade actions, stating, "The notion that you can write your own tariff against anyone and anybody is offensive."
- Beyond Section 301, the administration has increased Brazilian tariffs to 37.5% and imposed 50% duties on select Canadian goods while Trade Representative Jamieson Greer investigates more than a dozen countries for excess manufacturing capacity.
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David Goldman, CNN Ambassador Alan Wolff says President Donald Trump's novel implementation of America's tariff law is illegal and runs counter to how Congress intended the presidential power...
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Author of America’s tariff statute: Trump’s tariffs are illegal
(CNN) — Ambassador Alan Wolff says President Donald Trump’s novel implementation of America’s tariff law is illegal and runs counter to how Congress intended the presidential power to be used.
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