LJC In The News
Tariffs Meet Administrative and Legal Challenges
(Fisher Investments)—Three weeks since April 2’s “Liberation Day,” uncertainty remains high. The Trump administration’s tariffs exceeded anything (in terms of quantity, size and format) the president mentioned on the campaign trail or since entering office. In our view, that negative surprise exceeded what markets anticipated—spurring stocks’ sharp pullback. At the...
Lucky State Auditor Avoided Audit Of His (Destroyed) Records
(The News-Gazette)—Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to be sentenced June 13 for his conviction on public corruption charges. The bribery trial of current Chicago state Sen. Emil Jones III continued Monday, with final arguments to the jury to be followed by deliberations and a verdict. The ComEd...
U.S. Court Rejects Immediate Cessation of Trump’s Tariffs
(Capitalism Institute)—President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plan faces legal opposition from small business owners seeking immediate relief from newly imposed import taxes. According to Fox Business, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) has rejected a request from small businesses to temporarily halt Trump’s extensive tariff implementation, dealing a significant...
12 States Sue Trump Over His Tariffs
(New York Times)—A dozen states, most of them led by Democrats, sued President Trump over his tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that he has no power to “arbitrarily impose tariffs as he has done here.” Contending that only Congress has the power to legislate tariffs, the states are asking the court...
Court Makes Major Decision About ‘Immediate And Irreparable Harm’ From Trump Tariffs
(World Net Daily)—The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that small businesses have failed to prove the “immediate and irreparable harm” they fear from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The court declined to issue a temporary restraining order the businesses has sought, which would have prevented the president’s sweeping tariff...
Vermont, 11 Other States Sue Trump Administration Over Tariff Policies
(Vermont Digger)—Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark is joining the top prosecutors of 11 other states in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, the Attorney General’s office announced Wednesday. The attorneys general, who filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New...
Oregon, 11 State Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over Global Trade War
(KGW8)—Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is leading a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president’s global trade war. The lawsuit argues that the president has no authority to “arbitrarily impose tariffs” as he has done in the last three months, including his April 2 announcement that imposed sweeping...
Twelve States File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs
(Reason)—Today, twelve blue and purple states, led by the state of Oregon, filed a lawsuit in the US Court of International Trade challenging Donald Trump’s massive IEEPA tariffs. Their complaint is available here. The arguments advanced by the multistate plaintiffs are similar to those presented in the lawsuit the Liberty...
Bipartisan Group of Prominent Legal Scholars and Former Government Officials Files Amicus Brief Supporting Our Case Challenging Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs
(Reason)—A bipartisan group of prominent legal scholars and former government officials have filed an amicus brief supporting the lawsuit against Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, recently filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself, on behalf of five US businesses severely harmed by the policy. The brief unites big-name constitutional...
Trump stopped federal funding to Maine over transgender athletes. Could California be next?
(Los Angeles Times)—President Trump was welcoming governors to the White House in February when he sought out Maine Gov. Janet Mills, demanding to know whether she would comply with his ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports. “I’m complying with state and federal laws,” Mills replied. Trump responded, “We are...
US Court of International Trade Sides With Trump in Tariff Case
(FOX Business)—In a win for the Trump administration, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) rejected a request from a group of small businesses to immediately halt President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariffs from taking force. Judges on the three-member panel for the CIT ruled that the plaintiffs failed to show...
U.S. Court of International Trade Upholds Trump’s Tariffs on China
(IndexBox)—The U.S. Court of International Trade has upheld President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, maintaining the current tariff level imposed on China at 145 percent, although it is expected to decrease significantly in the future.According to Fox Business, the court rejected a request from a coalition of small businesses seeking to...
Trump Wants Tariff Cases Moved to Federal Trade Court
(Newsmax)—President Donald Trump is calling to transfer legal cases filed against his tariffs to the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), a strategy that eventually worked out for him during his first administration. The CIT, whose judges handle technical disputes against tariffs, ruled against Trump in lawsuits against his steel...
U.S Court Allows Trump Tariffs to Remain Amid Small Businesses Lawsuit
(Inspire-preneur)—A U.S. federal court has decided to keep tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in place, at least for now, despite legal challenges from a group of small businesses. This decision keeps the spotlight on the ongoing Trump tariffs lawsuit and adds uncertainty for small business owners who rely on...
US International Trade Court Denies Companies’ Bid to Block Trump’s Tariffs
(The Epoch Times)—The U.S. International Trade Court on April 22 denied a request by five U.S. small businesses to block President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on nearly all countries. Liberty Justice Center filed the request on April 18 on behalf of the five owner-operated businesses that rely on...