24 US states suing to stop Trump’s latest global tariffs, including New York, California

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Twenty-four US states, led by New York and California, are suing the Trump administration over newly imposed 10% global tariffs. The lawsuit, to be filed in the US Court of International Trade in New York, challenges the legality of the tariffs, arguing they circumvent a recent Supreme Court ruling that invalidated previous tariffs. The states contend that Trump is misusing the Trade Act of 1974, which is intended for short-term monetary emergencies, not ongoing trade deficits. They argue that the tariffs, imposed via executive order on February 20th, exceed presidential authority and should be repealed. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated the tariffs may increase to 15% later in the week.

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Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield said the focus should be on paying people back, not doubling down on illegal tariffs.

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The Trade Act of 1974 is meant to address short-term monetary emergencies.

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The tariffs were imposed for 150 days under the Trade Act of 1974.

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The states allege the president is sidestepping a Supreme Court ruling.

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24 US states are suing the Trump administration over newly imposed 10% global tariffs.

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A group of 24 US states will sue President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10 per cent global tariffs, alleging that the president cannot sidestep a recent US Supreme Court ruling that invalidated most of his previous tariffs on imported goods by citing new legal authority, according to ‌the states.The Democratic-led states, including New York, California and Oregon, argue the new tariffs, which Trump announced immediately after the high court ruling on February 20, are also illegal.The tariffs were imposed for 150 days under the Trade Act of 1974, which is meant to address short-term monetary emergencies, not routine trade deficits that arise when a wealthy nation like the United States imports more than it exports, according to the states’ lawsuit which will be filed in the New York-based US Court of International Trade.“The focus right now ⁠should be on paying people back, not doubling down on illegal tariffs,” Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield said.Trump’s February 20 executive order imposed a 10 per cent ‌tariff on imports, but US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that those rates would probably rise to 15 per cent later this week.Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles in California on Wednesday. Photo: EPATrump has made tariffs a central pillar of his foreign policy in his second term, claiming sweeping authority ‌to issue tariffs without input from Congress.

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