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a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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Later in May, a federal court struck down Trump's tariffs , adding to confidence the worst of the tariffs are behind investors, though they were then reinstated temporarily by an appeals court.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Since then, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Washington have enacted similar laws, all of which would have been struck down if Maryland’s law were ruled unconstitutional.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Also on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was asked about the U.S. federal trade court’s decision to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The tariffs were imposed by Trump’s Section 232 sectoral tariffs of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which were not struck down by the two separate courts that originally claimed Trump’s tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were unlawful.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Since then, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Washington have enacted similar laws, all of which would have been struck down if Maryland’s law were ruled unconstitutional.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Also on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was asked about the U.S. federal trade court’s decision to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The tariffs were imposed by Trump’s Section 232 sectoral tariffs of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which were not struck down by the two separate courts that originally claimed Trump’s tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were unlawful.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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