Today's ruling came after an interim ruling in March also went against the United States.
In an interim ruling this week, Justice Schlesinger wrote that the suit became moot when the parade permit went to the new committee.
CHR reproduces the texts of proposed, interim and final rulings posted to the Federal Register online.
The government has failed to challenge the interim ruling of North Gauteng High Court Judge Bill Prinsloo.
While the rate is below the initial level of 27.2 percent, the tariff in the decision was higher than a rate proposed in an interim ruling issued in June.
Judge Wilkinson issued an interim ruling barring the board members from spending Minuteman Project donations until Gilchrist's lawsuit is resolved.
Last month, the tribunal announced its interim ruling.
The interim ruling in favor of the European Union may result in Europe's imposing $4 billion in sanctions against the United States.
The court foreshadowed its verdict in March when it delivered an interim ruling saying it was unlikely to convict Mr. Ackermann and the others.
But no interim ruling has ever been reversed in the trade group's five-year history, and it is expected to be confirmed.