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Hottest & Dead as in 'Dead country' before Trump now 'hottest country' with Trump

... AND they're OFF! FedEx sues Trump administration for tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling The shipping company said it was owed refunds for any tariffs it paid under a rule the high court found exceeded the president's authority. "Accordingly ... Plaintiffs seek for themselves a full refund from Defendants of all IEEPA duties Plaintiffs have paid to the United States," lawyers for FedEx wrote in the lawsuit, lodged at the Customs and Border Protection Agency in the U.S. Court of International Trade. FedEx says that when tariffs were in effect under the IEEPA law, it imported goods from countries subject to the duties. It says it "paid IEEPA duties to the United States and thus [has] suffered injury caused by those orders." FedEx's suit appears to be the first refund case brought by a major corporation since the Supreme Court's ruling Friday. But several cases had already been filed in the specialized international trade court. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/fedex-sues-trump-over-tariff-refunds-rcna260350

Is that what they told you when you were working at Lloyd's? (this topic)

Or as a play on one of the usual suspect topics as above: What the media (NYTimes) will tell you but the Team Trump won't.

Mr. Hess not getting a medal at the Olympics ain't so big as losing 6-3 at the Supreme Court.

Oh No! Mr. Question man in attack mode:

I answered this same question of yours last week and then you went into Colagelo mode.

I asked of Gemini AI: Why did the Biden DOJ not charge any, much less convict any pedophiles in four years? Gemini said: It appears there may be some misinformation regarding the Department of Justice's (DOJ) track record over the last few years. Federal data and official reports show that the DOJ has been active in investigating, charging, and convicting individuals involved in child exploitation and sexual abuse. Here is a breakdown of the actual data and major operations from 2021 through 2024: By the Numbers: Federal Prosecution Statistics According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, thousands of individuals are sentenced federally each year for crimes involving sexual abuse and child exploitation: Sexual Abuse Offenses: In Fiscal Year 2024, 1,430 cases involving sexual abuse were reported. Federal data shows a 62.5% increase in sexual abuse offenses since FY 2020. Child Pornography: In FY 2024 alone, there were 1,375 reported cases specifically involving child pornography. The average sentence for production of child pornography was approximately 22 years (273 months). Arrests: The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces, which are supported by the DOJ, assisted in more than 203,000 investigations in FY 2024, leading to over 12,600 arrests.

From David Mamet script The Untouchables (1987) Jim Malone: [stopping at a post office] Well, here we are. Eliot Ness: What are we doing here? Jim Malone: Liquor raid. Eliot Ness: [looking at the police station across the street] Here? Jim Malone: Mr. Ness, everybody knows where the booze is. The problem isn't finding it, the problem is who wants to cross Capone. The current case about IEEPA tariffs always had the component of legal merit and unitary theory. But underlying all that, was: Who on the Supreme Court (other than the 3 libs) was going to be willing to cross Trump. And what happened is likely what they figured would happen.

President Trump called (the IEEPA Tariff case) "one of the most important cases in the history of our country." https://abcnews.com/Politics/supreme-court-hears-trump-tariffs-case-staggering-importance/story?id=126950904 But that was maybe just an "off the cuff" remark

The Hill headline 22FEB26: Greer on tariff refunds: ‘We need the court to tell us what to do’ Gemini AI: 2. The 2025-2026 IEEPA Tariff Crisis In 2025, the administration used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose a new wave of global tariffs. This led to more direct warnings regarding refunds: Judicial Skepticism: During Supreme Court arguments in late 2025 (Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump), Justices specifically questioned how the government would handle the "mess" of refunding an estimated $175 billion if the tariffs were ruled illegal. * Lack of Escrow: Despite these warnings, the administration did not establish a refund mechanism or escrow provision. Instead, it argued that any ruling should be "prospective only" (meaning they keep the money already collected and only stop moving forward). The 2026 Ruling: On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court struck down these IEEPA tariffs. Because no escrow or clear refund process had been established by the administration, the ruling has triggered a "refund gold rush," with companies like Costco and Toyota filing lawsuits to force the government to return the funds *NB The CIT court could say: Of course it's a mess. You CREATED the mess.

In July 1984, Nancy Reagan visited Longfellow Elementary School in Oakland, California, to counsel schoolchildren against drug use. When asked by a schoolgirl on how to respond if offered drugs, Reagan responded "just say no," but the phrase initially went unnoticed. ... In a September 1986 televised address, Nancy and Ronald Reagan credited the initial Oakland organization for popularizing the slogan, which the White House passed onto the National Institute on Drug Abuse to publish marketing developed by the advertising firm DDB Worldwide and the Ad Council nonprofit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Say_No NB So if everyone in USofA would follow the late Mrs. Reagan's advice, there wouldn't be a problem.

One of the Trump admin's main arguments is that the tariff decision in 1971 with Nixon in the so-called Yoshida (zipper) case supports their position . But the Nixon official * who over 50 years ago wrote the case for Nixon is against the government position in a submitted supreme court amicus brief. * Ambassador Alan Wm. Wolff

Thanks.

So losing 6-3 at a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court for the first big 'merit' case of his second term with 2 more big ones in the hopper * can in someway be considered a win-win. Did Karoline Leavitt first say that? * Fed. Gov. Cook & 14th amendment birthright

The original non govt cases were back by the Koch and Uihlein libertarian think tanks.

Spekoolate away.

Today is a good day. I never allowed myself to actually think that the SCOTUS would finally say STOP! to Trump. 'Shadow docket' procedural rulings are one thing but this was the first big 'merit' kahuna. And there could be a few more on the way.

Thanks. Today is a good day. I never allowed myself to actually think that the SCOTUS would finally say STOP! to Trump. Procedural 'shadow docket' rulings are one thing but this was the first big 'merit' kahuna.

From Justice Gorsuch concurring opinion: The President claims that Congress delegated to him an extraordinary power in the International Emergency Eco nomic Powers Act (IEEPA)—the power to impose tariffs on practically any products he wants, from any countries he chooses, in any amounts he selects. (my bold) There isn't anything in Trump's new 'stronger' tariff quiver that goes as far as that.

I watched the video for about 2 minutes with Lutnick grinning. So as the usual I''ll wait a day for the PDF transcript. But the whole thing sounds like a Roy Cohn ploy: Sure we're disappointed. But what we've got now is STRONGER than the IEEPA. So why not have done that in the first place? This from CNN: He said the new avenues had been “approved by the decision” the court handed down today. “Now I’m going to go in a different direction, probably the direction I should have gone the first time,” he said, calling it “even stronger than our original choice.” https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/trump-administration-us-iran-02-20-26

From AI Gemini on ICE high-speed chase protocols: Safety Priority: Similar to recent 2025 directives for other DHS agencies (like CBP), agents are generally instructed to terminate chases if the risk to the public outweighs the law enforcement benefit. High-Speed Pursuits: Policies generally prohibit or restrict high-speed pursuits for non-violent, minor offenses. Recent Incidents: Despite these guidelines, ICE agents have engaged in vehicle pursuits, including a February 2026 incident in Georgia * that resulted in a fatal crash, leading to public questioning of their pursuit tactics and coordination with local law enforcement. * NB I did not specifically ask about the Georgia incident.

He's a former immigration (and anything else you got) attorney. maybe.

This is an edit of the 20 APR 2025 Trump Executive Order: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the(IEEPA) ... I hereby declare a national emergency with respect to this threat. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/regulating-imports-with-a-reciprocal-tariff-to-rectify-trade-practices-that-contribute-to-large-and-persistent-annual-united-states-goods-trade-deficits/ NB The dissenting opinion argues that restricting as to what can be declared as an 'emergency' per the President's discretion, interferes with the President's ability to act on foreign policy. (In the oral arguments) Sauer, who is defending the tariff policy as grounded in the power to regulate foreign commerce, said “these are regulatory tariffs. They are not revenue-raising tariffs.” “The fact that they raise revenue was only incidental,” Sauer said, shortly after oral arguments in the case began. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/supreme-court-trump-trade-tarrifs-vos.html NB2 At least per view of Trump, an 'emergency' is what I say is an 'emergency'.

From DJT Truth Social: "I'd like to thank and congratulate Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh for their strength and wisdom and love of our country, which is, right now, very proud of those justices," Trump said. "When you read the dissenting opinions, there's no way that anyone can argue against them." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/21/economy/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-tirade/ NB Can also be read as ""I'd like to thank and congratulate Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh for their love of ME."