The U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration's request to delay tariff refunds.

The U.S. Supreme Court previously ruled that most of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration were invalid. The Justice Department subsequently appealed to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, requesting an additional 90-day grace period to allow the executive and legislative branches time to consider their options, for a total delay of up to four months. However, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Justice Department's request, meaning that subsequent steps in the tariff refund process can be initiated quickly. This ruling clears the way for the lower court, the U.S. Court of International Trade, to initiate legal proceedings related to tariff refunds. Justice Department lawyers estimate that the refund process could take several years to complete. Following the Supreme Court's ruling, hundreds of new tariff refund lawsuits have been filed, bringing the total number of tariff cases facing the Trump administration to over 2,000.