LJC In The News
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...
Trump Administration Asks To Move Newsom’s Tariffs Lawsuit Out Of California
(The Sacramento Bee)—The U.S. Department of Justice has asked to move Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s tariffs from a California federal court to the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York. In a 22-page motion filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, DOJ...
Republican Lawmakers Hope Supreme Court Will Address Trump’s Trade War
(Universal News Network)—Republican lawmakers are quietly hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will intervene in President Trump’s ongoing trade war, which has increasingly become a political burden for the GOP. Even though the president has suspended many of his tariffs, the trade dispute continues to be a contentious issue. While...
Plastic Pipe Maker Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Tariffs
(Plastics Today)—The Liberty Justice Center is suing the Trump administration’s authority to unilaterally issue across-the-board tariffs without congressional approval on behalf of five owner-operated businesses, including Genova Pipe, a Salt Lake City–based extruder of ABS pipe. The company uses imported resin from South Korea and Taiwan, and the tariffs have...
Lawsuit Filed on Trump Tariffs
(American AG Network)—The Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s authority to unilaterally issue the “Liberation Day” tariffs, which the Center says are devastating small businesses across the country. The lawsuit argues that the administration has no authority to issue across-the-board worldwide tariffs without congressional approval. The...
Radiologist Dealt Blow in Court Battle Stemming From His Support for Youth Trans-Care Ban
(Radiology Business)—A Wyoming radiologist has been dealt a blow in his court battle with the state’s governor, who booted the doc from the local medical board last year amid controversy. One year ago, Eric Cubin, MD, sent a message to members of the Wyoming legislature, urging them to support “Chloe’s...
A Raft of Lawsuits Challenge Trump’s Authority to Impose Tariffs
(E-Marketer)—The news: The state of California and Governor Gavin Newsom are suing President Donald Trump in an attempt to end his sweeping tariffs, which they say are unlawful and inflict “unique harm” on the world’s fifth-largest economy. The background: As the largest importer and second-largest exporter in the US, California...