Over the past several months, softening demand and declining prices have wreaked havoc on domestic crude oil producers. Members of Congress and industry participants have pleaded with the Trump administration for relief,...more
Last week, in a highly anticipated decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) concluded that Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 does not offend the non-delegation doctrine. To...more
- President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation 9980 on January 24, 2020, expanding the product scope of existing tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on certain articles of aluminum and...more
2/10/2020
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Customs and Border Protection ,
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US Trade Policies
In just one opinion, the landscape surrounding national security tariffs has undergone a dramatic shift. In Transpacific Steel LLC v. United States, an otherwise narrow dispute regarding steel imports from Turkey subject to...more
12/6/2019
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Court of International Trade ,
Equal Protection ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
Section 232 ,
Separation of Powers ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration
In just one opinion, the landscape surrounding national security tariffs has undergone a dramatic shift. In Transpacific Steel LLC v. United States, an otherwise narrow dispute regarding steel imports from Turkey subject to...more
11/19/2019
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Court of International Trade ,
Equal Protection ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
Section 232 ,
Separation of Powers ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration
In late March, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a highly anticipated opinion addressing Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Section 232 authorizes the President to take measures against imports...more
4/17/2019
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Court of International Trade ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
Section 232 ,
Separation of Powers ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration