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CIT judges question administration's use of Section 232

December 20, 2018 at 11:52 AM
The Court of International Trade on Wednesday heard oral arguments from an international steel group challenging the constitutionality of the Section 232 statute as well as defendants representing the U.S., with judges questioning the legality of the president's imposition of a 25 percent steel tariff, according to press reports. “It seems Congress has given away an awful lot” to the executive branch, Judge Claire Kelly said, according to the Wall Street Journal . “Maybe it shouldn’t be able to...


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