Democratic US states sue to challenge Trump’s latest round of tariffs

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-03 · 20:19 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Twenty-five Democratic-led US states filed a lawsuit in the US Court of International Trade in New York on Monday. They are challenging President Donald Trump's administration's latest round of tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners. The states argue that these tariffs, similar to previous ones, exceed the president's legal authority to tax imports. This legal action follows similar challenges by small US businesses that were filed when the tariffs took effect last month. Despite previous legal setbacks regarding his global tariffs, President Trump has continued to implement new ones.

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States and small businesses have successfully challenged previous global tariffs imposed by Trump.

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Previous challenges by small US businesses also sought to block the tariffs.

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The lawsuit was filed in the US Court of International Trade in New York.

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The states argue the tariffs exceed the president's legal authority to tax imports.

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25 Democratic-led US states sued the Trump administration over tariffs.

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A group of 25 Democratic-led US states sued US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday, arguing that the president’s latest round of tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, like most of his earlier sweeping tariffs, exceeds his legal authority to tax imports.The states’ lawsuit filed in the US ‌Court of International Trade in New York follows previous challenges by small US businesses, which sued to block the tariffs on the day they went into effect last month.States and small businesses have successfully challenged previous global tariffs imposed by Trump in his second term but the president has continued to pursue new tariffs despite a series of legal setbacks.

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