A constitutional law professor representing a pro-Trump think tank believes the Tariff Act of 1930, otherwise known as the ...

Tariffs have been a part of the American fabric since 1789. President Trump has placed tariffs at the center of todays debate ...

Signed into law in June 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act sharply raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to protect American farmers and manufacturers during the early days of the Great ...

The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, a Depression-era tariff signed into law by then-President Herbert Hoover, continues to be invoked in conversations surrounding Trump’s tariff plan, as the on-again ...

The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, ... The policy raised U.S. import tariff rates, which were already high, in an attempt to guard American businesses and farmers from foreign competition.

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act raised U.S. tariffs to nearly 60% on tens of thousands of imported goods, resulting in higher prices for Americans, sparking retaliation and the collapse of global trade.

The effective U.S. tariff rate on all imports rose to as high as 25.9 percent under President Donald Trump, surpassing levels ...

Cezar, whose great-grandfather died in 1941, said the law was part of her early education, too. “The Smoot-Hawley Act is part of my family’s history, and I learned about it as a kid,” she said.

But the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act — named after its Republican authors, Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah and Rep. Willis C. Hawley of Oregon — became law on June 17, 1930, when Hoover signed the bill.

It's Smoot-Hawley all over again! At least by this reporter's calculations, the sweeping tariff regime that President Trump unveiled following the market close on April 2 literally lifts America's ...

The original Smoot-Hawley language that Rubenfeld cites was in section 338(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. §1338(d)], which granted the President this broad tariff power if a foreign ...

But the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act - named after its Republican authors, Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah and Rep. Willis C. Hawley of Oregon - became law on June 17, 1930, when Hoover signed the bill.