LJC In The News
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
Author: Catrina Barker (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...
Trump’s 145% Tariffs Could KO Tabletop Game Makers, Other Small Biz, Lawsuit Claims
Author: Thomas Claburn (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...
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...
Pacific Legal Foundation Files Case Challenging Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs
(Reason)—The Pacific Legal Foundation (major libertarian public interest law firm) has filed a case challenging Trump’s awful IEEPA tariffs, with the awesome name of Princess Awesome v. CBP. Their case is similar to the one filed earlier by Liberty Justice Center and myself. I welcome PLF to the fight. They...
Board Game Company Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of Trump Tariffs
(Pacific Legal Foundation)—Today, 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 by...
Trump Is Using Emergency Law to Impose Tariffs. Is That Legal?
(Bloomberg)—President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs have roiled financial markets, prompted an outcry from world leaders and raised the specter of a US recession. The blowback eventually prompted Trump to pause some of the most punishing tariffs for 90 days. With every move, the US president underscores that he is calling...
An Emboldened Property Rights Movement Takes Aim at Wetlands Protections
(The New York Times)—Driving through the gently sloping terrain of northeast Iowa, there is little to distinguish Jim Conlan’s land, a stretch of light brown dirt sprinkled with tallgrass and maples, from the other fields where soybeans and cornstalks will soon sprout from the ground. But if Mr. Conlan has...
12 States Sue Trump Over Tariffs, Say Emergency Powers Don’t Cover Trade
(Straight Arrow News)—Twelve U.S. states have sued the Trump administration, claiming President Donald Trump violated the Constitution by using emergency powers to impose global tariffs. The lawsuit argued that Trump overstepped his legal authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 by bypassing Congress to enact trade policy....
Dozen States Sue to Contest Trump Administration’s Tariffs
(World)—Attorneys general from 12 states on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to block President Donald Trump from imposing steep tariffs on foreign goods. The attorneys general say Trump broke the law by levying tariffs on imports. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois,...