The Trump administration is looking for ways to keep revenue from tariffs that were ruled illegal, after telling courts that refunds would be easy

Justice Dept. Tries to Slow Down Legal Battle Over Tariff Refunds

One week after the Supreme Court struck down many of President Trump’s tariffs, his administration moved late Friday to try to slow down a wave of new requests for refunds, arguing that the government needed months of additional time to evaluate its next steps. The Justice Department filed its request in a lower court just hours after President Trump signaled on social media that he opposed refunding that money, which totals more than $100 billi…

The Trump administration is looking for ways to keep revenue from tariffs that were ruled illegal, after telling courts that refunds would be easy

“The government cannot tell courts that refunds are simple and inevitable when seeking relief—and then imply they are complex and distant when the time comes to pay.”

Donald Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Going Anywhere

When the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration on tariffs on Friday, many mistakenly concluded that tariffs were now a thing of the past. Wrong. In his dissent, Justice Brett Kavanaugh explained why, even after this ruling, the President will still be able to advance his tariff agenda—just with extra steps.Many legal scholars—and their impersonators—have missed this fact because they are busy weighing in on the merits of the case.…

BLK ALERTS - Should Black Americans get refunds from Trump’s illegal tariffs?

(Photo: Getty Images/Adobe Stock) “Run us our money, get it back quickly,” U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., told theGrio. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump‘s reciprocal global tariffs were illegal, the Trump administration must now decide what to do with the more than $175 billion in tariff revenue it has collected. There are already several ideas floating around, including the Trump administration reportedly strateg…