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Twenty-four US states announce lawsuit to stop Trump’s latest global tariffs
About two dozen states argue Trump’s 15% tariffs under Section 122 exceed presidential authority and will raise costs for consumers, businesses, and state governments.
- 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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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.
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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…
Nevada among two dozen states suing to block Trump's latest tariffs
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House Feb. 20, 2026, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against his use of emergency powers to implement international trade tariffs. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Two dozen states asked a federal court to block the tariffs that President Donald Trump instituted last month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous tariffs. The lawsuit, filed in the federal Cou…
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