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Trump’s Tariffs on Canada Likely to Face Court Challenge: Lawyer
Ilya Somin said the duties are likely to draw lawsuits as the White House cites a rarely used 1930 law to justify tariffs on Canadian goods.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods after trade negotiations collapsed late that evening, invoking a Depression-era trade statute.
- The White House claims Section 338 of the Tariff Act empowers the president to impose tariffs when countries disadvantage U.S. exporters, though legal experts argue the statute was superseded by laws enacted in 1962 and 1974.
- George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin characterizes the move as a "power grab" that usurps Congressional tariff authority, stating "the whole thing I think is simply no longer valid."
- Chances are "quite high" that these duties will reach court, as the Liberty Justice Center previously secured a United States Supreme Court victory overturning Trump's use of IEEPA for similar tariffs.
- Ultimately, Somin warns these tariffs "set a dangerous precedent" by allowing the president to play "fast and loose" with trade laws, adding that poisoning the U.S.-Canadian relationship is "bad" for both countries.
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Winnipeg Free Press+17 Reposted by 17 other sources
Trump's tariffs on Canada likely to face court challenge: lawyer
WASHINGTON - A lawyer involved in the case which resulted in the United States Supreme Court striking down President Donald Trump's favourite tariff tool says chances are
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Trump’s tariffs on Canada likely to face court challenge: lawyer
WASHINGTON - A lawyer involved in the case which resulted in the United States Supreme Court striking down President Donald Trump's favourite tariff tool says chances are "quite high" that
·Toronto, Canada
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Donald Trump says it's time to teach Canada a lesson after trade talks between the two countries ended inconclusively. Washington and Ottawa have both imposed new tariffs on $20 billion worth of imports, so the US president's often-used threat has so far not yielded concessions but a retaliatory strike.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Leaning Left15Leaning Right0Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution68% Left
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- 68% of the sources lean Left
68% Left
L 68%
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