LJC In The News
The Week That Proved Trump Is Far From Invincible
Author: Sasha Abramsky (The Nation)—There are weeks when, it seems, everything comes to a head. This week could well be viewed, in hindsight, as one of those—as the moment the wheels started to come off the Trump train. On Wednesday, a panel of federal judges for the US Court of...
Appeals Court Lifts Block on Trump’s Global Tariffs
Author: Katherine Zehnder (The Carolina Journal)—A federal circuit US Court of Appeals has lifted the block on Trump’s global tariffs that was issued in rulings by the US Court of International Trade earlier this week. “The court’s ruling—and now the legal back-and-forth—highlights exactly what’s wrong with the Trump Administration’s yo-yoing...
Cycling, Fishing Brands Among 6 Small Businesses That Sued Over Trump Tariffs
Author: Lisa Scherzer (Front Office Sports)—Companies that import goods to the U.S. got a big win Wednesday when the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports. But just one day later, the win was put on hold—for now. In a continuation...
A Victory for Separation of Powers
Author: Ilya Somin (The Atlantic)—Wednesday’s unanimous ruling against President Donald Trump’s expansive “Liberation Day” tariffs by the United States Court of International Trade wasn’t merely a victory for the businesses and consumers opposed to the policy. The decision was much more than that: a victory for the constitutional system of...
Wake Up Call: Law Firm Backed by Trump Allies Slowed Tariffs
Author: Isabella Kravis (Bloomberg Law)—Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel. The Liberty Justice Center—a libertarian law firm previously funded by wealthy Trump backers like Robert Mercer and Richard Uihlein—slowed Donald Trump’s broad “reciprocal” tariffs in...
Meet the Five Small Businesses That Helped Knock Down Trump’s Tariffs
Author: Callum Sutherland (Time)—The federal Court of International Trade on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, arguing that emergency laws invoked by the Administration did not give Trump unilateral authority to impose the levies. Per the court’s ruling, the U.S. Constitution gives Congress exclusive powers to regulate trade...
Trump Tariffs Get to Stay in Place For Now. What Happens Next?
Author: Peter Hoskins, Yang Tian (BBC News)—US President Donald Trump has been allowed to keep collecting tariffs while the White House appeals against a ruling that dealt a major blow to a key part of his economic policies. A day earlier the Court of International Trade ruled that an emergency...
Federal Circuit Issues Brief Administrative Stay in Our Tariff Case
Author: Ilya Somin (Reason)—Last night, the US Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a unanimous ruling in the case against Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs filed by Liberty Justice Center and myself on behalf of five US businesses harmed by the tariffs. The ruling also covers the related case filed by...
US Appeals Court Allows Trump to Continue Tariffs While Appeal is Pending
Author: Alyssa Aquino (Law.com)—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit gave President Donald Trump the green light to continue enforcing his reciprocal teriffs on most global imports while its appellate judges mull over a request to stay a court order striking the duties down… To read the full...
Court Rules in Favor of Plaintiffs to Stop Tariffs, Includes Vermont Business and State
Author: Timothy McQuiston (Vermont Business)—The United States Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that the Trump Administration cannot use emergency powers to institute tariffs, saying that power lies with Congress alone. The court, in a unanimous decision, ordered the tariffs halted. On Thursday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Trump Tariff Appeal Heads to Patent-Heavy Specialist Court
Author: Michael Shapiro (Bloomberg Law)—The next battleground in President Donald Trump’s tariff push is a technocratic federal appeals court that spends most of its time resolving intellectual property disputes. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday granted the US Justice Department’s emergency motion to pause a...
Trump’s Own Judge Humiliates Him by Tearing Apart Key Policy
Author: Julia Ornedo (The Daily Beast)—A federal trade court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s market-roiling trade war after it ruled that he lacked the authority to impose global tariffs. The U.S. Court of International Trade blocked the bulk of Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” levies on Wednesday, bringing...
Court Rules President Trump’s Tariffs Exceed Legal Authority
Author: Jon Houke (Retail Wire)—A federal court has stopped President Donald Trump’s tariffs initiative. The U.S. Court of International Trade rejected the argument that the White House can use an emergency-powers law to levy tariffs on foreign countries. A three-judge panel ruled that the administration exceeded its authority. In an...
Trump Official Erupts at Reporter Who Asked About Attacks on Judges
Author: Sonam Sheth (Newsweek)—A senior White House trade official erupted on Thursday after a reporter questioned him about the administration’s attacks on judges who issue rulings that run counter to President Donald Trump‘s agenda. The Context Multiple Trump administration officials and congressional Republicans renewed their attacks on the judiciary after...
Wine Importer’s Lawsuit Might Stymie Trump’s Trade War
Author: Mitch Frank (Wine Spectator)—A federal court ruled May 28 that President Donald J. Trump had overstepped his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs of 10 percent on nearly every nation in the world, potentially raising the price of every imported bottle of wine in American stores and restaurants. A...