An importer, named Victor Owen Schwartz, has a business called, “V.O.S.”
Next week he’ll be in court, opposite President Trump, on the question of whether Trump’s tariffs are lawful.
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Nathan - Unfortunately, the Vox article seems to be behind a paywall. Also, you might want to edit the thread heading to make it clear this is a challenge to the tariffs. I assumed you were posting an obit.
For those who are interested, here are links to:
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VOS distributes our wines in NY/NJ/PA. Victor is a great guy and I’m definitely cheering him on here. Big ramifications for this case, not only for tariffs on wine, but for Presidential powers in general.
This Obscure New York Court Is Set to Decide Fate of Trump’s Tariffs
The Court of International Trade this week will consider the legality of president’s ‘Liberation Day’ levies
May 11, 2025
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/court-of-international-trade-edb2da94
Congress created it in 1980 as a successor to the U.S. Customs Court, which operated for decades in Manhattan when New York City was the busiest harbor for imports in the country.
VOS is going to lose.
Strange way to name one’s business.
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Victor has been in business for 35 years plus. Used to buy a fair amount of wine from him, and he was great to deal with. Sorry if the name doesn’t appeal, but I I can’t imagine Shwartz Wines would have had any more appeal.
I wish him well in the court case.
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@Mark_Golodetz I see your Schwartz is as big as mine!
He looks like my Father’s Brother’s Nephew’s Cousin’s Former Roommate’s Grandpa.
Now let’s see how well you handle it
May the Schwartz Be With You.
and with your spirit
The court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order last month, but a plaintiff’s burden for obtaining a TRO is quite high because those are sought on short notice, so denial doesn’t necessarily go to the ultimate merits. Here the court said the plaintiffs hadn’t shown immediate and irreparable harm – the legal standard. I.e., a week or two’s delay to have fuller briefing wouldn’t result in terrible damage to the plaintiffs (unlike, say, being deported to Central America).
The court set a hearing for this past Wednesday, May 13, on the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction and summary judgment.
Here’s the April 22 order:
Here’s the part ruling on the TRO:
