# Two US small businesses

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-24**: New Section 301 tariffs imposed — Trump administration imposes 10% and 12.5% tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, citing forced labor concerns, just as a temporary 10% global tariff expires.
- **2026-07-24**: Small businesses file lawsuit — Two US small businesses, backed by a nonprofit legal group, challenge the new tariffs in the US Court of International Trade, arguing they lack required country-specific forced-labor findings and exceed presidential authority.
- **2026-02-20**: Supreme Court strikes down IEEPA tariffs — The US Supreme Court rules that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the president to unilaterally impose tariffs on trading partners, invalidating Trump's broadest tariff actions.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Small businesses sue over 10-12.5% tariffs, citing Supreme Court precedent
2026-07-25 00:54:42 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

A lawsuit filed on the day Trump imposed new forced-labor tariffs argues the duties lack the country-specific findings required under Section 301, continuing a pattern of executive overreach that the Supreme Court condemned in February. The case could redefine the limits of presidential tariff authority.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/small-businesses-sue-trump-forced-labor-tariffs-legal-challenge

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