Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito asked Texas to respond by Wednesday at 5 p.m. EDT to tech associations’ Friday emergency appeal of a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order allowing the state’s social media law to be enforced (see 2205120053). Alito sought the state’s response Saturday on application 21A720. NetChoice, one of the plaintiffs, expects a court ruling could come as soon as Thursday or next week, Policy Counsel Chris Marchese told us. Alito may rule unilaterally or circulate the matter with the full court. The 5th Circuit court decided 2-1 Wednesday to grant the state’s request to stay a lower court’s preliminary injunction, meaning Texas could start enforcing its law prohibiting larger platforms from blocking, deplatforming or otherwise discriminating against users based on viewpoint or location within Texas. The plaintiffs argued Friday to the Supreme Court there's a reasonable probability that most justices would grant certiorari and a more-than-fair prospect that most justices would overrule the lower court’s decision. Denying stay would mean irreparable harm for social platforms covered by the Texas law, with no harm to Texas from keeping the status quo, they said. “The Fifth Circuit has yet to offer any explanation why the District Court’s thorough opinion was wrong,” plaintiffs wrote. The appeals “court short-circuited the normal review process, authorizing Texas to inflict a massive change to leading global websites and undoubtedly also interfering with the Eleventh Circuit’s consideration of Applicants’ challenge to the similar Florida law.” The Texas attorney general’s office didn’t comment Monday.
The Commerce Department released amended the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China (C-570-017), "to correct a ministerial error," it said. Once the final results had been published in March, a petitioner raised an issue with the calculation method. Commerce agreed with the points raised, resulting in new rates that are slightly higher.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website May 13, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADD CVD Search page.
The Commerce Department is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on organic soybean meal from India (A-533-901/C-533-902). The orders, scheduled for publication May 16, set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
Tech groups asked the Supreme Court for an emergency stay late Friday of a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order allowing a Texas social media law to be enforced. Plaintiffs NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) applied for the stay with Supreme Court Justice for the 5th Circuit Samuel Alito, who may rule unilaterally or circulate the matter with the full court.
Tech groups asked the Supreme Court for an emergency stay late Friday of a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order allowing a Texas social media law to be enforced. Plaintiffs NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) applied for the stay with Supreme Court Justice for the 5th Circuit Samuel Alito, who may rule unilaterally or circulate the matter with the full court.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register May 12 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 issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on frozen fish fillets from Vietnam (A-552-801). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise, as may be applicable, entered August 2020 through July 2021.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices May 12 on AD/CVD proceedings:
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Germany (A-428-844). The agency determined that the sole mandatory respondent, AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke (Dillinger), did not make sales of subject goods from Germany at less than normal value during the period of review, May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021. Subject merchandise from Dillinger entered between May 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021, will be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties. The new zero percent AD duty cash deposit rate takes effect May 13.