US EditionUS states mount court challenge to Trump's tariffs
- Twelve U.S. States filed a lawsuit in April 2025 to stop President Trump’s tariffs imposed under a national emergency declaration in Washington, D.C.
- The states contend that President Trump improperly invoked a federal law intended for emergencies to justify imposing tariffs by declaring the U.S. Trade deficit a crisis without congressional approval.
- The tariffs, including up to 30% on Chinese goods and 10% on others, have disrupted businesses, raised prices, and sparked multiple legal challenges across states and industries.
- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield estimated the tariffs could cost an average family $3,800 annually, while Washington faces $18 to $21 billion in losses backed by 24 coalition partners.
- The case will be heard by a three-judge Court of International Trade panel, with potential appeals up to the U.S. Supreme Court, highlighting tensions over executive trade authority limits.
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Tariffs in American History
When Alexander Hamilton became the nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury, he immediately began to prepare a schedule of tariffs, along with excise taxes on such commodities as alcohol and tobacco. The Constitution forbids taxing the exports of any state, and so American tariffs have always been laid only on imports. The post Tariffs in American History appeared first on Imprimis.
12 States Urge Federal Court to Halt Trump Admin’s Tariffs - The Thinking Conservative
12 states asked federal court to put Trump’s tariffs on imports on hold, arguing he overstepped authority by declaring a national emergency to impose levies on U.S. trading partners. The post 12 States Urge Federal Court to Halt Trump Admin’s Tariffs appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
US states mount court challenge to Trump’s tariffs - West Hawaii Today
Twelve U.S. states asked a federal court on Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, arguing that he overstepped his authority by declaring a national emergency to impose across-the-board taxes on imports from nations that sell more to the U.S. than they buy.
A dozen US states decry Trump’s “blank check” tariffs in lawsuit - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
NEW YORK — Twelve U.S. states asked a federal court on Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, arguing that he overstepped his authority by declaring a national emergency to impose across-the-board taxes on imports from nations that sell more to the U.S. than they buy.
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