Small businesses press legal challenge to replacement tariffs at U.S. Court of International Trade

- The U.S. Court of International Trade is hearing challenges to the new tariffs from small businesses and coalition states that argue the alternate authority is unlawful. - Filings highlight a bench currently comprised of six Democratic appointees and two Republican appointees, an angle litigants expect to factor into preliminary rulings and injunction requests. - Plaintiffs are seeking stays or refunds while litigation proceeds, which could produce fast, regionally significant rulings. (x.com 1) (x.com 2)