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Wake Up Call: Law Firm Backed by Trump Allies Slowed Tariffs

May 30, 2025

(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 court, arguing they exceeded presidential authority without congressional approval. Representing five small businesses, the firm joined Democratic state attorneys general in opposing the tariffs, which had rattled markets and drawn bipartisan criticism…

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Author: Isabella Kravis