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Trump appeals latest court loss on tariffs as chaos and uncertainty amp up

South China Morning Post · · 222 words · By Mark Magnier
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“Trump administration on Friday appealed court ruling that 10 per cent global tariff imposed in February was not justified by 1970s trade law”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that the Trump administration appealed a court ruling on Friday regarding the 10% global tariffs imposed in February under a 1970s trade law (Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974).
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“decision on Thursday by the US Court of International Trade that invalidated his use of a Section 122 trade provision that saw him slap 10 per cent import taxes on nearly every country on earth”
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Multiple sources, including JDSupra, The New York Times, and Politico, confirm that the US Court of International Trade invalidated the use of Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose 10% import taxes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Ct. Int'l Trade; also abbreviated as CIT) is a United States federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of United States c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), is a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), an economic s…
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“the court found that he failed to meet the “large and serious” trade deficit test required under the 1974 statute”
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Politico explicitly mentions that Section 122 requires the US to face 'fundamental international payments problems,' including 'large and serious United States balance-of-payments' issues. Other sources confirm the court ruled the tariffs illegal based on the failure to meet the statutory requirements of Section 122.
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“Trump heads to Beijing for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping”
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Multiple independent sources (White House statements via web search and South China Morning Post) confirm that President Trump is traveling to Beijing for a summit with President Xi Jinping in May.
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web search NEUTRAL — The White House says President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15.
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May during his first visit to China in eight years, a closely watched trip postponed due to the Iran war.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ahead of the first trip by a US president to China in nearly a decade, the South China Morning Post reports on the preparations for President Trump's visit and examines the issues at stake in ...
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