The U.S. government has refunded about $100 billion in tariffs. According to documents the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) filed with the U.S. Court of International Trade, the government has refunded more than three-quarters of the over $128.68 billion in pending refunds after the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in February this year that the Trump administration had exceeded its authority by imposing tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The government had previously collected about $166 billion in related tariffs. The tariffs ruled invalid included fentanyl-related tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, as well as reciprocal tariffs on more than 90 countries; tariffs on specific industries, such as steel, automobiles and copper, were unaffected. On November 9, 25 states, including New York and California, filed a legal challenge to the 10% to 12.5% tariffs newly introduced by the government last month, calling them a disguised reinstatement of the tariffs that had been struck down. (Source: Al Jazeera, November 13)$BTC $ETH