Justices Pass on Turkish Steel National Security Tariffs Case

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the president’s authority to raise special national security tariffs on imported goods, the justices announced Monday.

President Donald Trump in March 2018 imposed 25% tariffs on steel mill articles from around the world under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The law gives the president the authority to impose restrictions on imports which he determines pose a threat to U.S. national security. Trump claimed cheap imports were threatening the strength the U.S. steel industry to the point where it wouldn’t be able to meet production requirements in ...