Judge Blocks Higher White House Tariffs on Imported Solar Panels

Chinese workers examine solar panels at a manufacturer of photovoltaic products in Huaibei in central China's Anhui Province on March 21, 2012. The European Union announced Tuesday, June 4, 2013 that it is to impose anti-dumping levies on imports of Chinese solar panels. The Chinese responded by hitting back with restrictions on European wine importa. AP Photo/File

A U.S. judge overseeing trade issues temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Thursday from reimposing tariffs on some imported double-sided solar panels.

Judge Gary Katzmann of the U.S. Court of International Trade in Manhattan said it was in the public interest to block trade officials from enforcing their decision to eliminate an exemption for so-called bifacial solar panels from the tariffs, while opponents challenge it in court.