A U.S. Court of International Trade judge on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to accelerate refunds of more than $10 billion in tariffs that the Supreme Court later ruled illegal. Judge Richard Eaton in Manhattan said delays in processing refund claims are producing “growing unfairness” between large importers and smaller firms, an unintended consequence of the system set up to return roughly $166 billion in unlawful tariffs. Eaton declined to issue a new mandatory order, and said the admi

A U.S. Court of International Trade judge on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to accelerate refunds of more than $10 billion in tariffs that the Supreme Court later ruled illegal. Judge Richard Eaton in Manhattan said delays in processing refund claims are producing “growing unfairness” between large importers and smaller firms, an unintended consequence of the system set up to return roughly $166 billion in unlawful tariffs. Eaton declined to issue a new mandatory order, and said the administration’s appeal of a March 4 ruling that required full refunds is delaying progress.