Ilya Somin

Law professor, George Mason University; counsel for V.O.S. Selections plaintiffs

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Born: 1973, Saint Petersburg

Education: Harvard University, Yale Law School, Amherst College

Last updated Nov 5, 2026

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Supreme Court strikes down IEEPA tariffs, triggering largest customs refund in U.S. history

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Represented the small businesses whose case reached the Supreme Court

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has accepted about $137.9 billion in refund claims for the tariffs the Supreme Court struck down, as of an October 26 filing at the Court of International Trade. Importers have filed 315,069 claims, and 222,754 passed initial checks covering 44 million entries.

Updated 6 days ago