Tariff-related Litigation Update – 7/18

IEEPA Tariffs & Legal Challenge Update (7/18/2025)
This members-only briefing details reciprocal tariffs under Executive Order 14257 (as amended), alongside the newly threatened “fentanyl” tariffs—35% on Canadian and 30% on Mexican goods—which could take effect as early as August 1 under IEEPA. It also summarizes the latest judicial developments in key challenges—including V.O.S. Selections (government’s reply brief now filed), Oregon (Fed. Cir. May 28, 2025), Learning Resources (D.C. Cir. May 30 & U.S. June 17, 2025), Emily Ley Paper, Inc. (Ct. Int’l Trade May 23, 2025), Webber (D. Mont. Apr. 4, 2025), and California (N.D. Cal. Apr. 16, 2025).

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