No. 25-1012

HMTX Industries, LLC, et al. v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-24
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-law major-questions-doctrine separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation tariff-authority trade-act
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether USTR's streamlined authority under Section 307 to "modify" an existing tariff action confers on the agency essentially unlimited power to expand the scope of that initial action, as reflected in the ten-fold expansion challenged here.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the U.S. Trade Representative's streamlined authority under Section 307 of the Trade Act of 1974 to modify an existing tariff action confers essentially unlimited power to expand the scope of that initial action

Docket Entries

2026-02-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)
2025-12-04
Application (25A647) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 20, 2026.
2025-12-01
Application (25A647) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 24, 2025 to February 20, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

HMTX Industries, LLC, et al.
Pratik Arvind ShahAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Petitioner
United States, et al.
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent