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Court denies steel group's claims that Section 232 is unconstitutional

March 25, 2019 at 1:04 PM
The Court of International Trade on Monday ruled that President Trump's imposition of steel tariffs based on national security was constitutional, though one of the three judges filed a separate opinion outlining “grave” concerns. The three-judge panel, in a March 25 opinion , said Trump acted within the congressional intent of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 by imposing steep steel tariffs on a number of U.S. trading partners. The opinion came in response to a June...


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