Untested in court, Trump’s new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — In firing up a trade war with Canada, President Donald Trump turned to a 96-year-old statute so obscure that many trade lawyers didn’t even know it was still on the books. A week ago, Trump invoked Section…
President Donald Trump invoked a little-known 96-year-old statute to impose a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, sparking a trade war and straining relations between the two nations. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, also known as the Smoot-Hawley Act, has never been tested in court, leaving its legality uncertain. Lawyers argue that the Depression-era law may be outdated due to more recent trade laws.
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