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Trump trade war faces legal challenge as businesses, states argue his tariffs exceeded his power
- On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in Washington, DC, to impose sweeping 10% tariffs on imports from over 180 countries and territories.
- Trump declared a national emergency based on the longstanding U.S. Trade deficit and used his authority under a 1977 law to impose tariffs on numerous countries, though critics argue he exceeded his constitutional powers.
- Five small American businesses have initiated legal action in a federal trade court to prevent the enforcement of the tariffs, arguing that the Executive Branch does not have the constitutional power to impose taxes without congressional consent.
- Jeffrey Schwab, an attorney with the Liberty Justice Center, argued that the statute does not authorize the president to impose tariffs, describing the emergency declaration as a creation of the president’s own making.
- The court’s upcoming decisions could limit Trump’s unilateral tariff powers and shape future legal challenges, with experts anticipating a possible Supreme Court ruling.
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Source: The Fix Is In to Torpedo Trump’s Tariffs in New York Trade Court | The Star News Network
by Debra Heine The fix appears to be in for two court cases against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to a very knowledgeable source. Last month, five domestic businesses filed a lawsuit in a little known trade court in New York challenging Trump’s tariffs, arguing they have to rely on imported goods that are not reasonably available to them in the U.S. In his April 2 executive order imposing a set of reciprocal tariffs, Trump declar…
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