Two dozen states sue Trump administration over new global tariffs imposed under 1974 trade law
The Facts
- A coalition of 24 states sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its newly imposed global tariffs.
- The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade.
- The states’ challenge targets a new across-the-board tariff that the administration imposed after the Supreme Court struck down many of Trump’s earlier tariffs.
- The Trump administration imposed the new tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.
- The lawsuit is led by Democratic attorneys general from Oregon, New York, California and Arizona.
- The states argue the president exceeded his authority and that the tariffs violate constitutional separation-of-powers principles because Congress, not the president, has tariff-setting power.
Context
What tariffs are the states trying to block?
The lawsuit challenges the Trump administration’s new global, across-the-board import tariff—described as a 10% tariff that the president later said he would raise to 15%—imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. NYT BBC CBS News
Why did the administration switch to Section 122?
Multiple outlets report the change came after the Supreme Court struck down many of Trump’s earlier tariffs that had been imposed under an emergency-powers law, prompting the White House to announce new tariffs under a different statute, Section 122 of the 1974 trade law. BBC CBS News CBS News
Where is the lawsuit being heard and who is leading it?
The case was filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade and is led by Democratic attorneys general from Oregon, New York, California and Arizona, alongside other states in the coalition. Fox News Washington Post CBS News
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