Legal Challenges Loom Over Trump’s Historic Section 338 Tariffs on Canada
Georgetown legal experts analyze the first-ever use of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act’s Section 338 by President Trump and the potential for court disputes.
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Georgetown legal experts analyze the first-ever use of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act’s Section 338 by President Trump and the potential for court disputes.
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