US President Donald Trump is reaching for a tariff power that has sat unused since Congress created it during the Great Depression. After the Supreme Court invalidated his use of an emergency powers law to advance his second-term trade agenda, Trump is turning to Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to threaten 50% duties on certain imports from Canada. He said the move is in response to what he describes as Canada’s unfair treatment of dairy, alcohol, and cars from the US.

The path to getting tariff refunds hit a major milestone on April 20 when US Customs and Border Protection began allowing companies to submit refund requests. But importers likely won’t see refunds for at least two to three months, according to the government.

The scramble to get tariff refunds is on. But dissecting what could be a multi-year “mess” in the courts, as US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh put it, is still unfolding.

President Donald Trump has already leaned on alternative legislation to try to rebuild his tariff wall, after the US Supreme Court ruled that he can’t use a 1977 emergency law to impose import taxes.

President Donald Trump has already leaned on alternative legislation to try to rebuild his tariff wall, after the US Supreme Court ruled that he can’t use a 1977 emergency law to impose import taxes.

President Donald Trump has already leaned on alternative legislation to try to rebuild his tariff wall, after the US Supreme Court ruled that he can’t use a 1977 emergency law to impose import taxes.

The scramble to get tariff refunds is on. But dissecting what could be a multi-year “mess” in the courts, as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh put it, is just getting started.

Thousands of companies and importers are set to launch what could be a prolonged battle to try to recoup as much as $170 billion in tariffs they’ve already paid to the US government after the Supreme Court struck down a key tool in President Donald Trump trade policy.

Thousands of companies and importers are set to launch what could be a prolonged battle to try to recoup as much as $170 billion in tariffs they’ve already paid to the US government after the Supreme Court struck down a key tool in President Donald Trump trade policy.

US President Donald Trump could find out as soon as Jan. 9 whether the Supreme Court will strike down a key portion of his tariffs campaign. The court is considering whether Trump can use an emergency law that had previously never been wielded to impose import taxes, and its decision could be included in an upcoming opinions release on unspecified cases.