FILED 17 OCT 2026 · 14:30 ET HOUSE: IN SESSION SENATE: IN SESSION FOMC: NEXT 28 OCT INDEPENDENT · NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING
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NO. 26-CV-3555 · CIT Courts

Section 301 forced-labor tariffs challenge

The Oct. 16 deadline for supplemental briefs has passed, and the Court of International Trade's ruling on the 10–12.5% tariffs is pending with no date set.

Status BRIEFING DEADLINE PASSED · RULING PENDING Updated 17 OCT 2026 Primary source ↗
Progress · stage 3 of 4

Timeline

  1. 16 OCT 2026 Response to Court's Request/Order and Supplemental Brief. Filed by Douglas Glenn Edelschick of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of All Defendants. (Edelschick, Douglas) (Entered: 10/16/2026) CourtListener · entry 62 ↗
  2. 06 OCT 2026 Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Joshua David Rothenber Bendor of Arizona Attorney General's Office on behalf of State of Arizona.(Bendor, Joshua) (Entered: 10/06/2026) CourtListener · entry 60 ↗
  3. 06 OCT 2026 Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Syreeta Tyrell of Arizona Attorney General's Office on behalf of State of Arizona.(Tyrell, Syreeta) (Entered: 10/06/2026) CourtListener · entry 61 ↗
  4. 06 OCT 2026 Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Joshua A. Katz of Arizona Attorney General's Office on behalf of State of Arizona.(Katz, Joshua) (Entered: 10/06/2026) CourtListener · entry 59 ↗
  5. 06 OCT 2026 Transcript of Oral Argument held on 9/30/2026 filed with court. Pursuant to Administrative Order 08-01 re: the redaction of personal data identifiers. Notice of Intent to Redact Deadline due 10/13/2026. Redaction Request due 10/27/2026. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/6/2026.… CourtListener · entry 58 ↗
  6. 02 OCT 2026 Order entered on 10/2/2026, Upon consideration of the Oral Argument held on September 30, 2026 (ECF No. 56 ), and all papers and proceedings in this action, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall provide further briefing, not to… CourtListener · entry 57 ↗
  7. 01 OCT 2026 Oral Argument held on 9/30/2026 at 10:00AM in Ceremonial Courtroom. Appearance sheet attached. (Taronji, Steve) (Entered: 10/01/2026) CourtListener · entry 56 ↗
  8. 30 SEP 2026 Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Kristen Elizabeth Loveland of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on behalf of All Plaintiffs.(Loveland, Kristen) (Entered: 09/30/2026) CourtListener · entry 55 ↗
  9. 23 SEP 2026 Form 11 Notice of Appearance Additional Appearance for Eric J. Hamilton. Filed by Douglas Glenn Edelschick of U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of All Defendants.(Edelschick, Douglas) (Entered: 09/23/2026) CourtListener · entry 54 ↗
  10. 21 SEP 2026 Joint Appendix . Filed by Pratik A. Shah of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Volume I (Tab 1 - Tab 47), # 2 Appendix Volume II (Tab 48 -… CourtListener · entry 53 ↗
  11. 18 SEP 2026 Reply in Support of Motion for Judgment on the Agency Record (related document(s) 22 ). Filed by Pratik A. Shah of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment A - Declaration… CourtListener · entry 52 ↗
  12. 14 SEP 2026 Form 13 Corporate Disclosure Statement . Filed by Adam Granich Unikowsky of Jenner & Block LLP on behalf of Economists. (Unikowsky, Adam) (Entered: 09/14/2026) CourtListener · entry 51 ↗
  13. 14 SEP 2026 Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Adam Granich Unikowsky of Jenner & Block LLP on behalf of Economists.(Unikowsky, Adam) (Entered: 09/14/2026) CourtListener · entry 49 ↗
  14. 14 SEP 2026 Order entered on 9/14/2026, ORDERED that the following motions are granted: Motion for Leave of Former U.S. Trade Officials to File Brief as Amici Curiae (ECF No. 23 ), Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amicus Curiae (ECF No.… CourtListener · entry 48 ↗
  15. 14 SEP 2026 Form 11 Notice of Appearance of Aaron Cooper. Filed by Adam Granich Unikowsky of Jenner & Block LLP on behalf of Economists.(Unikowsky, Adam) (Entered: 09/14/2026) CourtListener · entry 50 ↗
  16. 11 SEP 2026 Motion to appear as amicus curiae . Responses due by 10/2/2026. Filed by Richard F. O'Neill of Neville Peterson, LLP on behalf of Timothy Meyer, Gregory Shaffer. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Notice, # 3 [***NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT HAS… CourtListener · entry 31 ↗
  17. 11 SEP 2026 Form 11 Notice of Appearance . Filed by Ed Gresser, Progressive Policy Institute of Husch Blackwell LLP Ed Gresser, Progressive Policy Institute.(Nagarajan, Nithya) (Entered: 09/11/2026) CourtListener · entry 33 ↗
  18. 11 SEP 2026 Motion to appear as amicus curiae . Responses due by 10/2/2026. Filed by Brian Simmonds Marshall of Oregon Department of Justice on behalf of State of Oregon, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State… CourtListener · entry 46 ↗
  19. 11 SEP 2026 [***NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY DOC # 32 ***] Form 13 Corporate Disclosure Statement . Filed by Nithya Nagarajan of Husch Blackwell LLP on behalf of Ed Gresser, Progressive Policy Institute. (Nagarajan, Nithya) Modified on 9/11/2026 (Taronji, Steve).… CourtListener · entry 30 ↗
  20. 11 SEP 2026 Motion for leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief. Responses due by 10/2/2026. Filed by Nithya Nagarajan of Husch Blackwell LLP on behalf of Progressive Policy Institute, Ed Gresser. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Brief Amicus Curiae Brief of… CourtListener · entry 29 ↗

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