The Court of International Trade on Nov. 4 granted importer Camel Energy's motion to expedite its case against CBP's detention of two of its battery entries. Judge Claire Kelly, who was assigned to the case on Oct. 29, granted the motion to expedite and said that Camel Energy "may file a proposed briefing schedule" along with a "brief statement of reasons as to why this expedited timeframe is necessary" by Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET (Camel Energy v. United States, CIT # 25-00230).
The following lawsuit was filed recently at the Court of International Trade:
The first class-action lawsuit against the president’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs was filed Nov. 4 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Smirk & Dagger Games v. Donald J. Trump, D.D.C. # 1:25-03857).
Two Trump appointees, along with the three liberal justices, had sharp questions for the Trump administration's advocate as the Supreme Court held a nearly three-hour hearing on the constitutionality of tariffs imposed around the world under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said on Oct. 31 that all scheduled arguments will proceed as scheduled despite the federal government shutdown. The appellate court has a full slate of cases scheduled for argument from Nov. 3 to Nov. 6, including two appeals from the Court of International Trade. The court added that "all filing deadlines remain in effect" and that jointly filed or unopposed motions for extensions of time for "briefs and other deadlines in non-calendared cases" will be generally granted for up to 60 days. The court said electronic case filing will remain available through CM/ECF.
No lawsuits have been filed recently at the Court of International Trade.
The U.S. filed a notice of supplemental authority at the Court of International Trade in a case on an antidumping and countervailing duty injury proceeding in light of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decision in Sweet Harvest Foods v. U.S. (NURA USA v. United States, CIT Consol. # 24-00182).
The following lawsuit was filed recently at the Court of International Trade:
The Trump administration filed its reply brief on Oct. 30 in the Supreme Court cases on the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, addressing a host of arguments relating to the text of the IEEPA, all of the statute's requirements and the history of the measure (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).
The following lawsuit has been filed recently at the Court of International Trade: