LJC In The News
Plaintiffs Ask CIT to Quickly Halt Collection of IEEPA Tariffs
(Inside Trade)—The conservative Liberty Justice Center is asking the Court of International Trade to immediately block tariffs President Trump imposed under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, laying out the most complete claim to date that the administration’s trade policy oversteps both IEEPA and constitutional limits on executive power. On...
The Cases That Could Stop Trump’s Tariffs
(The Dispatch)—House Speaker Mike Johnson made his position on tariff authority clear earlier this month when asked whether Congress would reassert its constitutional power on import levies: “I think you’ve got to give the president the latitude, the runway to do what he is elected to do.” Two days later,...
‘An Enormous Usurpation’: Inside the Case Against Trump’s Tariffs
(Politico)—The Trump administration’s trade war has prompted chaos and countermeasures across the globe, but a potent counterattack has emerged in the courts in recent weeks — and in the long run, it could fatally undermine President Donald Trump’s unprecedented global tariff regime. California Gov. Gavin Newsom was the latest to...
Liberty Justice Center Challenges “Liberation Day” Tariffs in Court
(Legal Newsline)—On April 18, 2025, the Liberty Justice Center filed for a temporary restraining order and motion for a preliminary injunction to halt the “Liberation Day” tariffs. These tariffs are affecting a range of imported goods and are causing considerable harm to small businesses nationwide. The legal motion was filed...
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Parent’s Case Against Chico School District for Gender Transition
(California Globe)—In a victory for parental rights, the United States District Court for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco has reinstated the lawsuit that Chico mother Aurora Regina filed against the Chico Unified School District for transitioning her daughter without her knowledge in accordance with their parental secrecy policy. The...
Our Capitulation Nation
(The Wall Street Journal)—The White House claims that phones were “ringing off the hook” with countries caving to President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. Meanwhile, the bond market backed up and stocks sold off until Mr. Trump folded like a cocktail napkin by pausing most reciprocal tariffs. Ukraine has signed a memorandum...
Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In
(The Free Press)—The first 90 days of President Trump’s second term have been marked by a series of aggressive legal maneuvers. Among them: shaking down law firms the president regards as “anti-Trump”; threatening to revoke tax-exempt status from Harvard; the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador and green-card...
No Tariffs Without Representation
(The Boston Globe)—When President Trump announced in February that he was imposing stiff new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, he said his power to do so came from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, a law passed by Congress in 1977. Two months later he...
Nightmare on Main Street: Trump’s Trade War is Hurting American Small Businesses
(Business Insider)—Main Street businesses say they’re feeling the impacts of Trump’s tariff policies. Economists said small businesses are hit harder by tariffs than their large, corporate competitors. Small businesses said tariffs are cutting into profit margins and forcing them to raise prices. Marc Bowker’s shop, Alter Ego Comics, has been...
Liberty Justice Center Files Amicus Brief in the Olivier v. City of Brandon Case
(Legal Newsline)—The Liberty Justice Center has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting Gabriel Olivier, a resident of Mississippi, in his legal battle against a city ordinance that limits free speech. The case, Olivier v. City of Brandon, deals with the possibilities individuals have under 42 U.S.C....
Tariff Suits Could Benefit From Eroding Executive Deference
(Law360)—Lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s emergency tariff actions under a law never before used for such purposes could benefit from court rulings that have eroded judicial deference for the executive branch, but it remains unclear if injunctive relief is within reach… To read the full article, visit Law360 here.
...Small Businesses Seek Emergency Halt To Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center filed an application for a temporary restraining order and a motion for a preliminary injunction on Friday, seeking to immediately block the enforcement of the recently imposed “Liberation Day” tariffs. The legal challenge, brought on behalf of five small businesses, argues that the tariffs...
Frustrated With Tariffs, Some Family Businesses Fight Back
(The Center Square)—Victor Schwartz has been importing wine for nearly four decades, little of which prepared him to deal with President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs. The founder of New York-based wine and spirit importers VOS Selections is trying to run a business that imports from 16 countries as tariffs...
Congress Must Take Back Control Over Tariffs
(The Daily Economy)—On April 2, President Donald Trump made a sweeping declaration that could reshape the global economic landscape for years. Deemed “Liberation Day,” his announcement of reciprocal tariffs on nearly every major trading partner marked the most dramatic shift in American trade policy levels not seen in a century...
Breaking Trade News: Critical Minerals Probe, Japan Tariff Talks, 232 Investigations & More
(Customs & International Trade Law)—Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news: Administration President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Commerce Department to investigate whether imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products threaten to impair national security. President Trump issued a Presidential Memo...