Trump revealed that he would impose an additional 10 percent global levy while keeping the remaining ones in place, blatantly flouting the judicial order.

  • zikzak025@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    I don’t believe that it was explicitly stated that refunds had to happen, but the avoidance of that possibility was a motivation of the dissent.

    In his dissent, Kavanaugh wrote that “the refund process is likely to be a mess”, which operates under the assumption that refunds remain on the table now that Trump’s tariffs were ruled unconstitutional.

    I’m guessing it will come down to individual lawsuits by the affected parties against the Trump administration to make the specific case that refunds are needed and justified. If a few succeed, that sets the precedent for more. At that point, the government may decide to simply set up a refund program to reimburse folks and try to save some money by not challenging every claim in court.

    Some was context pulled from this NPR article:

    https://www.npr.org/2026/02/21/g-s1-110987/supreme-court-tariffs-refunds

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      8 hours ago

      At that point, the government may decide to simply set up a refund program to reimburse folks and try to save some money by not challenging every claim in court.

      Doubtful. This administration has no problems spending lots and lots of money if it aligns with the Monarch’s decrees. And if there are two things Trump values, it’s tariffs, and blind loyalty. They will aggressively challenge everyone who is not letting Trump grab them by the pussy.