Justice Department asks CIT to keep de minimis litigation on pause

The Justice Department is pushing to keep litigation over President Trump’s repeal of the de minimis tariff exemption on hold until the Supreme Court decides related suits over “emergency” duties on U.S. trading partners, arguing that the two cases are still closely linked even under a recent order that would preserve the phaseout if the tariffs fall in court. Plaintiff Detroit Axle, a Michigan-based auto parts importer, “fails to provide a meaningful basis to disturb the Court’s decision and prematurely...