United States Cane Sugar Refiners' Ass'n v. Block

Markey, Chief Judge.

Appeal from a grant of summary judgment upholding the validity of Presidential Proclamation 4941, by which quotas were imposed on importation of sugar. We affirm.

Background

On May 5, 1982, the President issued Proclamation 4941. On May 11, 1982, the United States Cane Sugar Refiners’ Association (Association) filed an action challenging its validity. On June 5, 1982, Judge Bernard Newman of the Court of International Trade granted the government’s motion for summary judgment.1 Recognizing the same need for expeditious resolution observed by Judge Newman, this court heard…