US EditionTwenty-four US states announce lawsuit to stop Trump’s latest global tariffs
The lawsuit claims Trump’s tariffs violate legal limits and constitutional powers, with nearly 90% of tariff costs paid by American consumers, officials said.
- Attorneys general of Oregon, Arizona, California and New York sued Thursday in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block President Donald Trump’s 10% global tariffs and seek refunds.
- Because the high court struck down the IEEPA tariffs, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 decision prompted the administration to invoke Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.
- Section 122 permits tariffs of up to 15% but limits them to five months unless Congress acts, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said rates will rise from 10% to 15% later this week, with analysts estimating $30 billion in taxes within 150 days.
- On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered U.S. Customs to begin processing tariff refunds, with about 2,000 lawsuits seeking more than $130 billion in claims.
- The state attorneys general argue the levies violate separation-of-powers and Trade Act rules requiring consistent application, while legal scholars highlight the major questions doctrine shaping court review.
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(The Center Square) – A nonprofit law firm that helped overturn President Donald Trump's tariffs under a 1977 law filed a new challenge Monday seeking to invalidate the president's newest tariff regime under a new law.
Vermont attorney general joins lawsuit against new wave of Trump tariffs
“This latest scheme is a blatant attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court’s decision and the limitations on the President’s authority established by the Constitution and Congress,” state Attorney General Charity Clark said.
Attorney General Raoul Sues Trump Administration To Stop Latest Round Of Illegal Tariffs
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, today filed a lawsuit to block President Trump’s latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American businesses and consumers. The case challenges President Trump’s most recent efforts to increase tariffs worldwide without congressional approval.“Despite our clear and decisive Supreme Court win in our first ille…
States sue Trump over new global tariffs
What happenedA coalition of two dozen Democratic-led states on Thursday sued President Donald Trump at the U.S. Court of International Trade, arguing that the 10% global tariffs he imposed after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs are similarly illegal. The lawsuit was filed a day after a judge on the trade court ordered the Trump administration to start refunding the more than $130 billion collected under the…
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