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Federal tariff authority tied to forced-labour violations depends on a valid underlying investigation. The duty can only stand if the probe producing it meets statutory requirements.
More than 20 state attorneys-general have filed a legal challenge arguing the Trump administration ran a "sham" probe to justify pre-set duties, putting those tariffs at risk of reversal in court.
The procedural chain Forced-labour trade enforcement operates through a specific legal chain. An agency conducts an investigation.
The investigation must produce findings, and those findings must support the remedy imposed.
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