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US Govt Faces Lawsuits Over Tariff Orders
(China Daily)—The Trump administration is facing mounting legal challenges over its sweeping tariff policies, with at least seven lawsuits filed by states, businesses and individuals challenging the president’s authority to impose broad trade measures using emergency powers legislation. Experts believe the lawsuits have a decent chance of success but also...
Why This Former Trump-Supporting Entrepreneur Is Leading a Lawsuit Against Tariffs
(Inc.)—The first court case seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s policy of sweeping tariffs is underway, and it wasn’t filed by progressive opponents of the White House or a Fortune 500 company commanding a small army of corporate lawyers. Instead, it is spearheaded by a 42-year-old entrepreneur and former Trump...
Thoughts on the Oral Argument in the Oregon Case Against Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs
(Reason)—On May 21, The US Court of International Trade (CIT) held oral arguments in Oregon v. Trump, a case challenging Trump’s massive IEEPA tariffs filed by twelve states led by the state of Oregon. The Oregon case is similar to that filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself on...
Lawyer Challenging Trump’s Trade War Says Tariffs are ‘Illegal and Abusive’
(The Canadian Press)—U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war is an “illegal and abusive” use of power, said a lawyer representing small businesses who are challenging the tariffs. George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin, along with the Liberty Justice Center, represents five American small businesses who had a hearing...