25 Democrat-led states sue Trump over new tariffs, calling them illegal end run around Supreme Court - Fox Business
Twenty-five Democrat-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging new tariffs imposed on 59 countries and the EU. The states argue the tariffs are an illegal attempt to bypass a previous Supreme Court ruling regarding trade authority.
Why it matters
This legal challenge highlights the ongoing tension between state-level executive oversight and federal trade policy, potentially impacting global trade relations.
President Donald Trump's administration is facing 25 new lawsuits from Democrat-led states over his latest round of tariffs on Monday. New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading the joint lawsuit, arguing the tariffs handed down last month are a thinly-veiled attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's earlier import tariffs. "After losing at the Supreme Court, the administration is once again trying to illegally raise taxes on families and businesses with a new round of tariffs," James said in a statement. Trump's latest tariffs hit 59 countries and the European Union, this time arguing they are committing "forced labor violations" by not cracking down on imports from certain sources.
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