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President Trump's tariff fight is now moving quickly back to the lower courts
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The federal appeals court has rejected the administration's request to delay implementation of the Supreme Court's ruling that struck down most of Trump's global tariffs
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That clears the way for the U.S. Court of International Trade to begin working through what could be billions of dollars in refunds to businesses
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Last month, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president did not have authority
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under federal emergency powers law to impose those sweeping tariffs. The decision dismantled a major pillar of Trump's economic policy
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but it did not spell out how refunds should be handled. In fact, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that it would be a mess
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The administration asked for up to a 90-day delay, arguing the political branches needed time to consider options
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But small business plaintiffs pushed back hard. In a court filing on Monday, their lawyers wrote
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nothing about the refund issue warrants any delay in issuing this court's mandate
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let alone a staggering three months delay. The proper time to issue the mandate is now
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The appeals court agreed. More than 900 refund claims are already filed, including by companies like FedEx and Costco
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The tariffs in question generated more than $130 billion for the government
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and some estimates put that figure at $175 billion
