Twelve US states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the Trump administration in the US Court of International Trade in New York, aiming to stop its tariff policy. They argued the policy is illegal and has caused confusion in the American economy.
The lawsuit claimed President Donald Trump’s tariff decisions are based on personal whims rather than proper legal authority. It also challenged Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to justify the tariffs. The states are asking the court to rule the tariffs illegal and stop government agencies from enforcing them.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The states involved in the lawsuit are Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, and Vermont.
In a release, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes called Trump’s tariff scheme “insane.” She said it was “not only economically reckless — it is illegal.” The lawsuit maintained that only Congress has the power to impose tariffs and that the president can only invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act when an emergency presents an “unusual and extraordinary threat” from abroad.
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