Major business group backs Supreme Court Section 232 challenge

The National Foreign Trade Council has thrown its support behind the international steel group seeking to challenge the constitutionality of the Section 232 statute at the Supreme Court. NFTC President Rufus Yerxa said the business association’s decision to file an amicus brief in support of American Institute for International Steel’s challenge underscores “an important pillar of the Constitution -- that only Congress has the power to regulate foreign commerce.” NFTC's membership includes more than 100 companies that represent a significant...