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Donald Trump’s tariff strategy is once again under legal scrutiny. Just as temporary 10% worldwide tariffs expired, two groups of small businesses headed to court to challenge the administration’s latest trade measures. The lawsuits target the sweeping tariffs announced earlier this week, which impose double-digit levies on goods from 60 trading partners and cover 99% of US imports. The Trump administration has invoked Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, saying the tariffs are aimed at countries that have failed to prevent imports produced by forced labour. The challengers, however, argue that the new measures are effectively replacing the…
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