Will the new tariffs be put on hold by the courts b4 month end because of newly filed lawsuits?
55% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 31 predictions cast.
President Trump's new Section 301 tariffs, imposing duties of 10-12.5% on imports from roughly 60 trading partners, took effect July 24, 2026, replacing the administration's earlier Section 122 tariffs. The new duties drew fresh legal challenges before the month was out: small businesses represented by the Liberty Justice Center filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade, arguing the administration set tariff rates first and assembled country-specific justifications afterward, according to Bloomberg and Axios.
Despite the new filings, no court issued an injunction or stay blocking the July tariffs before month's end. The Section 301 duties remained in effect through July 31, even as litigation proceeded alongside earlier, separate challenges to the administration's since-invalidated Section 122 tariffs. Courts had already struck down Trump's original emergency-powers tariffs earlier in 2026, but that precedent did not translate into an expedited freeze on the new duties.
The community priced this at 45% likely, essentially a coin flip, and the eventual 'no' outcome landed with the narrower majority.