Section 301
5 briefs
The Tariffs Are Gone. The $166 Billion Refund Has Arrived. The Trade War Has Not Ended.
SCOTUS killed IEEPA tariffs in February. Trump is replacing them with Section 301 hearings starting this week. The destination is the same. Only the route changed.
The Tariff Laundering Operation
The Supreme Court killed Trump's tariffs in February. He is now rebuilding the same wall using legal authority the courts have traditionally not touched.
Trump Says Tariffs Will Replace the Income Tax. The Math Doesn't Work. That's Not the Point.
The proposal is arithmetically impossible and legally requires Congress. It is doing its intended job anyway.
The Government Is Refunding $127 Billion in Tariffs. It Plans to Collect Them Again by July.
The Supreme Court said IEEPA tariffs were illegal. CBP opens a refund portal on April 20. Treasury Secretary Bessent says replacement tariffs will be back at roughly the same levels by summer.
Tariffs Struck Down, Tariffs Coming Back
The Supreme Court ruled Trump's emergency tariff powers unconstitutional. The administration is already routing around the ruling.