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Tariff Act of 1883 (Mongrel Tariff) Hedden , 149 U.S. 304 (1893), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court unanimously held that tomatoes should be classified as vegetables rather than fruits for purposes of tariffs , imports and customs .
Toy Biz v. United States was a 2003 decision in the United States Court of International Trade that determined that for purposes of tariffs, Toy Biz's action figures were toys, not dolls, because they represented "nonhuman creatures". [1] This decision effectively halved the tariff rate, from 12 percent tax to 6.8 percent. [2]
Federal district court and Court of Appeals judges award costs to the prevailing party under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. [7] Generally, U.S. state court judges have no common law right to award such fees against the losing party. It has been suggested that the American rule contributes to making the U.S. a litigious society.
The high court also ruled on presidential immunity at a consequential time for current President-elect Trump during the 2024 election – and sided with a Jan. 6 defendant who fought a federal ...
In the late 1970s Detroit and the auto workers union combined to fight for protection. They obtained not high tariffs, but a voluntary restriction of imports from the Japanese government. [105] Quotas were two-country diplomatic agreements that had the same protective effect as high tariffs, but did not invite retaliation from third countries.
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Democrats had long seen high tariff rates as equivalent to unfair taxes on consumers, and tariff reduction was President Wilson's first priority upon taking office. [7] He argued that the system of high tariffs "cuts us off from our proper part in the commerce of the world, violates the just principles of taxation, and makes the government a facile instrument in the hands of private interests."
His agenda that was circulated before he got the post called for less stringent rules applying to regional banks. U.S. Representative French Hill (R-AR). REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File photo ...