Court Confirms Section 301 Argument to Be Livestreamed on YouTube
The U.S. Court of International Trade is limiting in-person attendance at Tuesday’s oral argument in the Section 301 cases, “due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic" and to "facilitate social distancing in the courtroom,” said a procedural order signed Jan. 27…
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by Chief Judge Mark Barnett. An audio feed of the 10 a.m. proceeding will be livestreamed on YouTube, the order said. The court joined the federal judiciary’s “pilot” program in the fall to broadcast in-person proceedings on a dedicated YouTube channel, Barnett told a mid-November status conference (see 2111120069). The pilot enables anyone to listen in “without prior registration,” and “I’m sure there will be lots of folks intending to do that,” he said then. Thousands of Section 301 cases all seek to vacate the lists 3 and 4A tariffs on Chinese imports and get the paid duties refunded with interest.