This Small Business Is in Limbo As Owner Sues To Stop Trump's Tariffs
Next week could be a pivotal one, as a federal appeals court could decide whether to restore an injunction against Trump's tariffs.
Next week could be a pivotal one, as a federal appeals court could decide whether to restore an injunction against Trump's tariffs.
The case against Michelino Sunseri exemplifies the injustice caused by the proliferation of regulatory crimes—the target of a recent presidential order.
This crucial procedural issue is now before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Its resolution will determine whether the tariffs are immediately suspended, or get to continue so long as the case is stil being litigated.
In a petty, public war of words, Trump threatens to cut off federal support to Musk's companies after the billionaire attacked his deficit-busting budget bill.
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Without such intervention, he warns, the government "could snatch anyone off the street, turn him over to a foreign country, and then effectively foreclose any corrective course of action."
A new comprehensive review finds the negative effects of trade with China have been significantly exaggerated.
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He has banned nearly all new immigration and other entry by citizens of twelve countries, and imposed severe restrictions on seven more.
The poll finds 55% approve and only 30% disapprove of the recent ruling against his IEEPA tariffs.
Media coverage of our tariff case has mostly been fair and accurate. But there are a few examples of unfortunate misconceptions, mainly having to do with libertarianism and its relationship to conservatism.
A leading conservative legal scholar explains why striking down Trump's IEEPA tariffs is vital to protecting the separation of powers.
House members who discovered objectionable elements only after voting for the package nevertheless underline the unseemly haste of the legislative process.
Democrats keep trying to out-hawk Republicans, even though the mood in America has shifted toward diplomacy.
The president treats legal constraints as inconveniences that can be overridden by executive fiat.
Even when the administration has cut from seemingly obvious sources, Trump has redirected federal spending toward sources closer to his heart.
Links to my writings about our case against Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs and related issues.
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Trump's trade war has created a carve-out bonanza for industries with political connections and big lobbying budgets.
The brief was filed on behalf of the Brennan Center, the Cato Institute, law-of-war scholar Prof. John Dehn, and myself.
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The MAGA loyalty that Trump demands is anathema to everything that originalism is supposed to be about.
The real case for free trade is not "my enemies hate it" or "it's cheaper for me, personally" but "it makes the world richer, freer, and more peaceful."
Out-of-control housing costs helped Trump win the 2024 election. Is he about to make the problem worse?
The podcasts cover the case and its relationship to the more general problem of abuse of emergency powers.
The disgraced former Democratic senator was convicted of accepting almost $1 million in bribes in exchange for, among other things, favors benefiting foreign governments.
DOGE says regulatory changes will save $29.4 billion, but that does not amount to a reduction in government outlays, the initiative's ostensible target.
In a legal filing this week, Trump argued that routine edits to a CBS News interview he did not participate in caused him "confusion and mental anguish."
For both practical and constitutional reasons, this is the obvious way out of the chaos Trump's tariffs have created.
It explains how the ruling is a win for separation of powers and the rule of law.
Hawks in Washington often make it sound hard to end conflicts with other countries, but the United States and Syria are fixing relations overnight.
The Wall Street Journal, CBC, and Time published good articles on the story behind the case filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself.
Some of the more informative interviews I have done about our win in the case against Trump's tariffs, in lawsuit filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself.
The decision by Judge Rudolph Contreras of the US District Court for the District Columbia holds IEEPA doesn't authorize the president to impose tariffs at all.
President Trump is entitled to try to execute his immigration policy. He is not entitled, however, to violate the Constitution.
This is a standard order imposing a brief stay of the trial court ruling, while the parties litigate the issue of whether a longer stay should be imposed.
The case involved a fully permitted railroad track in Utah that has yet to break ground because of environmental lawsuits.
Even readers who are profoundly distrustful of Jake Tapper should pick up a copy.
John Moore and Tanner Mansell were convicted of theft after they freed sharks they erroneously thought had been caught illegally.
It's a reversal from his first term, when Trump himself ordered the creation of a database tracking excessive use of force.
If the Trump administration fails to implement real reform, Main Street taxpayers could once again be conscripted into subsidizing lucrative Wall Street deals.
The Court of International Trade just issued a decision striking down Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs and other IEEPA tariffs.
Trump is wielding the state against a school whose politics he doesn't like.
The president's crusade against attorneys whose work offends him, which defies the First Amendment and undermines the right to counsel, has provoked several judicial rebukes.
Scott Jenkins was convicted of engaging in cartoonish levels of corruption. If the rule of law only applies to the little guy, then it isn't worth much.
The federal government will reportedly get a "golden share" in U.S. Steel, potentially allowing it to overrule shareholders on some decisions.
The good parts of his executive order could easily get mired in the swamp.
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