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Here’s What’s Next in the Court Cases Against Trump’s Tariffs

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Friday Aug. 1 has been marked on calendars across financial markets, customs compliance offices and government trade departments for weeks since US President Donald Trump declared it the final deadline to do a deal or face his unilateral tariffs.

But there’s another, lesser-known day to notch on the diary next week that may prove illuminating on a basic question: whether Trump will be legally allowed to slap all these discretionary tariffs on America’s trading friends and enemies using an authority facing scrutiny in two federal courts.