PrimeSource Reserves Right to Relief in Separate SCOTUS Case on Section 232 'Derivative' Duties
Importer PrimeSource Building Products told the Supreme Court on Nov. 20 that it's preserving its right to qualify for any relief the court may grant exporter Oman Fasteners in the company's case against President Donald Trump's expansion of Section 232…
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steel and aluminum duties onto "derivative" products. PrimeSource sent the letter to the court after its petition for certiorari was denied by the high court on Oct. 30 (see 2310300020). Despite this decision from the Supreme Court, Oman Fasteners pressed on in its bid for the court to take up its case in a separate action challenging the expansion of the duties (see 2311010052). Oman Fasteners argued against the "extreme deference doctrine" exhibited by the appellate court that "contradicts the statutory text and does violence to the separation of powers" (Oman Fasteners v. United States, Sup. Ct. # 23-432).