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Trump tariff wall set to stay after Supreme Court blow
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Fusion42 · 26 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Trump has circumvented a Supreme Court tariff ruling by using alternative legal authorities—Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and the untested Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930—to impose new duties on 60 trading partners and Canada. Analysts assess these authorities face lower legal risk and are harder for courts to challenge, making the tariff regime more durable.
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Your supply costs just became a permanent fixture of US trade law, not a court dispute. Trump has found legal hooks that courts won't touch—Section 301 investigations take four months instead of a year, and Section 338 is untested territory—so tariffs are staying whether the next president wants them or not.
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