Inside Trade

November 17, 2025

Appeals court to weigh legality of Biden’s solar trade remedy ‘holiday’

By David LaRoss  / November 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The Justice Department and solar power companies are appealing the Court of International Trade’s recent decision vacating a Biden-era “holiday” on duties for components found to have evaded U.S. trade remedies on Chinese manufacturers -- a move some litigants say could also shape emerging challenges to Trump administration measures targeting cross-border subsidies in the sector. On Nov. 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit consolidated appeals filed by DOJ and a long list of domestic and foreign...

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