"The government is probably not going to voluntarily pay back the money it unlawfully took. Rather, the government is going to make everyone request a refund through different procedures by filing formal protests. They're going to delay things procedurally as long as they can. Hiring lawyers and going through these procedures costs money and time, Greg Shaffer, a law professor at Georgetown University, told Al Jazeera."
"In a 63 decision issued on Friday, Chief Justice John Roberts upheld a lower court ruling that found the president's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) exceeded his authority. The high court did not specify how the federal government would refund the estimated $175bn collected under the tariffs. In his dissent, Justice Brett Kavanaugh warned that issuing refunds would present practical challenges and said it would be a mess."
The Supreme Court ruled that the president exceeded authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in imposing sweeping global tariffs. The high court did not specify how the federal government would refund an estimated $175bn collected under the tariffs. The case will return to the Court of International Trade to oversee the refund process. More than 1,000 lawsuits by importers seeking refunds have already been filed and more are expected. Legal experts predict the administration will require individual refund applications and formal protests, creating procedural delays and disproportionate burdens on smaller businesses.
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