No. 18-1317

American Institute for International Steel, Inc., et al. v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: article-i checks-and-balances constitutional-challenge delegation-doctrine delegation-of-power facial-challenge federal-energy-administration-v-algonquin-sng legislative-power presidential-authority section-232 separation-of-powers steel-tariffs trade-expansion-act trade-expansion-act-1962 trade-expansion-act-of-1962
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Latest Conference: 2019-06-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did the Court of International Trade erroneously conclude that Algonquin controls the outcome of this action by failing to distinguish this facial delegation challenge to section 232 from this Court's limited ruling in Algonquin, which considered only whether construing section 232 to permit the President to impose monetary exactions would result in an unconstitutionally broad delegation?

2. Is section 232 facially unconstitutional on the ground that it lacks any intelligible principle and therefore constitutes an improper delegation of legislative authority and violates the principles of separation of powers and checks and balances established by the Constitution?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 unconstitutionally delegates legislative power to the President, violating separation of powers

Docket Entries

2019-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-05-31
Reply of petitioners American Institute for International Steel, et al. filed.
2019-05-29
Letter from counsel for petitioner waiving the 14-day waiting period under Rule 15.5 filed.
2019-05-28
Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-05-17
Brief amicus curiae of National Foreign Trade Council filed.
2019-05-17
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
2019-05-16
Brief amicus curiae of Basrai Farms filed.
2019-05-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 28, 2019.
2019-05-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 17, 2019 to May 28, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-04-30
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, American Institute for International Steel, et al.
2019-04-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due May 17, 2019)

Attorneys

American Institute for International Steel, et al.
Alan B. MorrisonGeorge Washington Law School, Petitioner
Basrai Farms
Jeffrey Sheldon GrimsonMowry & Grimson, PLLC, Amicus
Cato Institute
Ilya ShapiroCato Institute, Amicus
National Foreign Trade Council
Keith BradleySquire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP, Amicus
United States, et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent