SCOTUS Trump Tariff Loss May Spell Refund ‘Mess': The Brief

IF THE US SUPREME COURT invalidates President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, the next question becomes how to refund billions in import duties that US companies have already paid, Isabel Gottlieb reports. As Justice Amy Coney Barrett pointed out, it probably won’t be easy.

• The court seemed skeptical of Trump’s tariffs during a three-hour hearing Nov. 5,
  with key justices suggesting that Trump had overstepped his authority with his signature economic policy. The case involves Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” tariffs, which impose taxes of 10-50% on most US imports, and separate tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China linked to ...