LJC In The News
The Case Challenges Executive Authority to Effectively ‘Tax’ Consumers
(Global Economic Report)—The U.S. Court of International Trade may not be the most high-profile court in the United States, but it is getting more attention and cases this year under the Trump Administration’s tariff regime. In one case, filed this month on behalf of five business relying on imports, the...
Pacific Legal Foundation Representing Board Game Company Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of President Trump Tariffs
(Sierra Sun Times)—Last week, Stonemaier Games, an American board game company, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s tariffs, which dramatically increase production costs and could be financially devastating. The business, represented by Pacific Legal Foundation, argues that the president doesn’t have the power to impose these tariffs. Founded...
Arlington Professor Challenges Legality of Trump’s Tariffs in Lawsuit
(ARL Now)—An Arlington law professor is representing a lawsuit attempting to end President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. Ilya Somin, a professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, is serving as co-counsel for litigation filed shortly after Trump’s 10% tariff on all imports from most countries...
Former GOP Governor, U.S. Senator George Allen Speaks Out on Trump’s Tariffs as Sears Continues Her Support
(Democratic Party of Virginia)—Winsome Earle-Sears’ support for Donald Trump’s tariffs remain in the spotlight after former Republican Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen spoke out against the massive tariffs that are causing higher prices and chaos for Virginia’s small businesses. This follows Sears’ calling the tariffs “good” and a “benefit”...
Allen Opposes Trump Tariffs: ‘No Taxes By Proclamation’
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)—Former Virginia Gov. George Allen hates tariffs — he calls them “import taxes” — and loves the United States Constitution. Those convictions have put the conservative Republican on a collision course with President Donald Trump over tariffs that the populist president imposed unilaterally on all U.S. trading partners. Trump...
Mischief Toy Store of St. Paul joins lawsuit against Trump tariffs
(Pioneer Press)—By their own admission, Grand Avenue toy store owners Millie Adelsheim, Dan Marshall and their daughter Abigail Adelsheim-Marshall have never filed a lawsuit before, let alone one aimed at pausing international tariffs. Suing the White House struck them as an ambitious but appropriate place to start. “We estimate about...
Trump’s Tariffs Prompt Wave of Lawsuits as States and Businesses Fight Back
(New York Times)—Somewhere along a roughly 7,500-mile journey that begins in Shenzhen, China, there are 19 shipments bound for Rick Woldenberg, the chief executive of Learning Resources, an educational toy company in Vernon Hills, Ill. Eventually, the containers of puzzle cards, child binoculars and other products will reach a port...
Liberty Justice Center Supports Biden in Court Over Tariffs Imposed by Trump
(Legal Newsline)—The Liberty Justice Center has voiced support for a new amici curiae brief presented by a bipartisan coalition of legal experts in the case of V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump. This legal document urges the U.S. Court of International Trade to dismiss tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump,...
Liberty Justice Center Seeks Damages, Reform to Prevent Improper Seizures
(The Center Square)—The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office and State’s Attorney unlawfully seized First Supply, LLC’s property for 15 months despite the company having no involvement in an auto accident, according to a lawsuit from The Liberty Justice Center. In January 2024, a First Supply delivery truck was struck by an...
Trump’s 145% Tariffs Could KO Tabletop Game Makers, Other Small Biz, Lawsuit Claims
(The Register)—The Trump administration’s tariffs are famously raising the prices of high-ticket products with lots of chips, like iPhones and cars, but they’re also hurting small businesses like game makers. In this case, we’re not talking video games, but the old-fashioned kind you play at your kitchen table. On Thursday...
Another Ohio School Employee Sues to Stop Union Payments
(The Center Square)—Another public school employee filed suit against a union to stop dues from being taken from her paycheck. This time it comes a year after leaving the union, six months after asking again and following numerous calls and letters asking for dues to end, according to the lawsuit....
Game Maker Challenges Trump’s Tariffs as Lawsuits Pile Up
(The Center Square)—A public-interest law firm filed a lawsuit challenging the president’s authority to unilaterally impose tariffs, at least the fifth such lawsuit since Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. Stonemaier Games, an American board game company, said in a federal lawsuit that it could soon face a $1.5 million payment...
Federal Trade Court Rules In Favor of Trump Tariffs
(Charlie Kirk)—President Donald Trump and his administration have faced relentless legal challenges driven by Democrats since his inauguration, with ongoing lawsuits continuing to hinder his efforts to fulfill the agenda backed by a majority of voters in the November election. However, the president notched a significant court win this week—one...
Legal Challenges to IEEPA Tariffs Stack Up
(Export Practitioner)—As of April 25, 2025, seven lawsuits have been filed challenging President Trump’s imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 statute traditionally used for targeted economic sanctions. Peter Harrell, Non-Resident Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, attorney, and host of the Security Economics Podcast,...
Strong Support for First Liberty’s Supreme Court Case Involving Mississippi Evangelist
(First Liberty Institute)—First Liberty received a tremendous outpouring of support in our pending U.S. Supreme Court case involving Gabriel Olivier, an evangelist who was banned from sharing his faith in a public park. Gabe went to court to seek relief, but his case was dismissed, which effectively denied him of...