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Trump’s Tariffs Struck Down in Lawsuit Led by Cato’s Ilya Somin

Ilya Somin, the B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at Cato, filed a lawsuit in April with the Liberty Justice Center on behalf of five US businesses affected by Trump’s tariffs. The US Court of International Trade unanimously ruled in favor of those businesses on May 28, striking down Trump’s tariffs in a victory for free trade, the rule of law, and constitutional separation of powers. The Trump administration is appealing the ruling.

Wrongly Convicted Florida Divers Pardoned by Trump after Free Society Feature

In the last issue of Free Society, Cato’s Clark Neily profiled two Florida diving guides who were convicted of theft for freeing sharks from a fishing line they believed to be the work of poachers. Neily, senior vice president for legal studies, and legal fellow Michael Fox filed an amicus brief in support of their appeal, while Fox also testified about the case in Congress. Trump pardoned the two men, Tanner Mansell and John Moore, on May 28. “To Clark Neily and the Cato Institute: Thank you for making sure our story was heard,” Mansell wrote on social media. “You may just be the reason this happened.”

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