The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana shouldn't stay additional discovery pending a ruling on the motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Republican state attorneys general claiming Biden administration officials colluded with Big Tech to censor social media information, said U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in a memorandum order (docket 3:22-cv-01213) filed Wednesday. The expedited preliminary discovery schedule is extended from Dec. 31 to Jan. 13, Doughty said. On Nov. 22, the DOJ dismissed the AGs’ evidence of “coercion,” including official statements about combating misinformation, suggestions about potential antitrust action against the companies and comments about the need to alter Communications Decency Act Section 230 (see 2211230075). The Wednesday memorandum order said four of eight authorized depositions in the case have been taken, but the 5th Circuit stayed the depositions of U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy; Jen Easterly, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director; and Rob Flaherty, White House director of digital strategy. It also required the district court to: (1) analyze whether information sought could be addressed through alternative means, and (2) evaluate the prudence of ruling on the defendants’ motion to dismiss prior to authorizing additional depositions. Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who wasn't a party in the writ of mandamus, also objects to taking her deposition, said the order. The court authorized the plaintiffs to take the deposition of Murthy’s chief of staff, Eric Waldo, as an alternative. The defendants have provided “no reasonable alternative” to Psaki, saying she no longer works for the White House.
Drug-related content, sexual and suggestive content, and profanity are “rampant” on TikTok and serve a “steady stream” of inappropriate content to users as young as 13, said an Indiana attorney general’s office memorandum (docket 02D02-2212-PL-000400) in support of its motion for a preliminary injunction against the social media platform. The memo was filed Wednesday at the Indiana Superior Court of Allen County.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 8 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on ripe olives from Spain (A-469-817). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021.
The Commerce Department on Dec. 8 issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate resin from Oman (A-523-810). Commerce calculated an AD rate of 3.96% for OCTAL SAOC-FZC, S.A., the only company under review. Commerce will assess AD at importer-specific rates for subject merchandise from OCTAL entered May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021, it said. The new 3.96% AD cash deposit rate for OCTAL takes effect Dec. 9, the date that these final results are scheduled for publication in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Belgium (A-423-812). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 8 on AD/CVD proceedings:
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 7 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department on Dec. 7 issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Italy (A-475-834). These final results will be used to set final assessments of antidumping duties on importers of subject merchandise from Italy entered May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021.