Justice Department says CIT should hear California’s tariff suit

Justice Department says CIT should hear California’s tariff suit

The Justice Department has asked a federal district judge to send California’s challenge to President Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs to the Court of International Trade, renewing arguments that the CIT has exclusive jurisdiction tariff law that it has raised in two other IEEPA cases. DOJ filed a motion to transfer the Golden State’s suit to CIT from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on A…

California Mounts Constitutional Challenge to IEEPA Tariffs

On April 16, 2025, the State of California filed a complaint against President Trump, the Secretary of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) challenging the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The complaint was filed in the District Court for the Northern District of California rather than at the U.S. Court of International Trade. The complaint claims that the IEEPA st…

California Treasurer: Tariffs Hurt Farmers and Raise Food Costs

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma spoke out Wednesday during a national press call hosted by a group of state treasurers. The group raised concerns about the economic harm U.S. farmers ... Read More The post California Treasurer: Tariffs Hurt Farmers and Raise Food Costs appeared first on AgNet West.