Jacob Kopnick

1 week ago | internationaltradetoday.com | Jacob Kopnick

On May 28, CIT ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in IEEPA by imposing reciprocal tariffs and tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico (see 2505280068). However, the ruling was temporarily stayed while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considers the government's emergency stay motion on the ruling (see 2505290039).

1 week ago | internationaltradetoday.com | Jacob Kopnick

The D.C. court's decision only declared the IEEPA tariffs issued under the executvie orders -- and not the executive orders themselves -- to be unlawful, and only enjoined their collection for the plaintiffs, two small importers. Judge Rudolph Contreras stayed the preliminary injunction for 14 days to give the government the chance to appeal, which the government did just minutes after the ruling came down, taking the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

1 week ago | internationaltradetoday.com | Jacob Kopnick

Concurrent with the motion, the U.S. filed declarations from U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio all arguing that IEEPA tariffs are a key tool in protecting U.S. national security and economic interests. President Donald Trump is currently facing multiple lawsuits against tariff action taken under IEEPA, three of which were filed at the trade court.

1 week ago | internationaltradetoday.com | Jacob Kopnick

DOJ attorney Brett Shumate argued that a preliminary injunction against the IEEPA tariffs would be "catastrophic" for U.S. national security, referring to recent declarations from all trade-related Cabinet officials that make this exact claim.

2 weeks ago | internationaltradetoday.com | Jacob Kopnick

If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment. The Florida case is one of four lawsuits challenging tariffs imposed under IEEPA filed in a federal district court as opposed to the trade court.