Legal war over Trump tariffs still raging despite Supreme Court ruling
This affects the entire country.
The war in the courts over tariff refunds took a key step forward this week as President Donald Trump’s newly implemented tariffs are facing a new legal challenge, less than a month after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act was foreclosed by the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling last month, but, as Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted in his dissent, the president still has several options to impose tariffs under other laws. Kavanaugh also argued that sorting out refunds would be chaotic. Both of Kavanaugh’s predictions are panning out, with Trump’s renewed tariff efforts becoming the latest target of legal challenges.
Trump’s renewed tariffs face another lawsuit
Shortly after the Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 ruling, Trump imposed a 10% tariff globally late last month using Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act, which authorizes him to impose duties of up to 15% without congressional approval for 150 days. His decision was met with uproar from Democrat-led states, who vowed to fight the new tariffs in court.
On Thursday, a coalition of 23 Democrat-led states and two Democratic governors filed a lawsuit aimed at halting the Section 122 tariffs.
“The focus right now should be on paying people back, not doubling down on illegal tariffs,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D), who led the coalition, said in a statement.
The lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade accused Trump of having a “fatally flawed” justification for invoking the 1974 Trade Act.
“Contrary to the purpose and limited delegation of Section 122, President Trump has invoked this statute to impose immense and ever-changing tariffs on whatever goods entering the United States he chooses and for whatever reasons he finds convenient,” the lawsuit claimed.
“As with his unlawful use of IEEPA, the President has once again exercised tariff authority that he does not have—involving a statute that does not authorize the tariffs he has imposed—to upend the constitutional order and bring chaos to the global economy,” the lawsuit continued.
The case has yet to be assigned to a judge.
Supreme Court refund lawsuits moving forward
The Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the sweeping tariffs imposed under IEEPA did not elaborate on how to handle refunds, even though the matter of refunds arose in oral arguments in November 2025, when the justices heard the case.
“If you win, tell me how the …
This affects the entire country.
The war in the courts over tariff refunds took a key step forward this week as President Donald Trump’s newly implemented tariffs are facing a new legal challenge, less than a month after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act was foreclosed by the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling last month, but, as Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted in his dissent, the president still has several options to impose tariffs under other laws. Kavanaugh also argued that sorting out refunds would be chaotic. Both of Kavanaugh’s predictions are panning out, with Trump’s renewed tariff efforts becoming the latest target of legal challenges.
Trump’s renewed tariffs face another lawsuit
Shortly after the Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 ruling, Trump imposed a 10% tariff globally late last month using Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act, which authorizes him to impose duties of up to 15% without congressional approval for 150 days. His decision was met with uproar from Democrat-led states, who vowed to fight the new tariffs in court.
On Thursday, a coalition of 23 Democrat-led states and two Democratic governors filed a lawsuit aimed at halting the Section 122 tariffs.
“The focus right now should be on paying people back, not doubling down on illegal tariffs,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D), who led the coalition, said in a statement.
The lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade accused Trump of having a “fatally flawed” justification for invoking the 1974 Trade Act.
“Contrary to the purpose and limited delegation of Section 122, President Trump has invoked this statute to impose immense and ever-changing tariffs on whatever goods entering the United States he chooses and for whatever reasons he finds convenient,” the lawsuit claimed.
“As with his unlawful use of IEEPA, the President has once again exercised tariff authority that he does not have—involving a statute that does not authorize the tariffs he has imposed—to upend the constitutional order and bring chaos to the global economy,” the lawsuit continued.
The case has yet to be assigned to a judge.
Supreme Court refund lawsuits moving forward
The Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the sweeping tariffs imposed under IEEPA did not elaborate on how to handle refunds, even though the matter of refunds arose in oral arguments in November 2025, when the justices heard the case.
“If you win, tell me how the …
Legal war over Trump tariffs still raging despite Supreme Court ruling
This affects the entire country.
The war in the courts over tariff refunds took a key step forward this week as President Donald Trump’s newly implemented tariffs are facing a new legal challenge, less than a month after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act was foreclosed by the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling last month, but, as Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted in his dissent, the president still has several options to impose tariffs under other laws. Kavanaugh also argued that sorting out refunds would be chaotic. Both of Kavanaugh’s predictions are panning out, with Trump’s renewed tariff efforts becoming the latest target of legal challenges.
Trump’s renewed tariffs face another lawsuit
Shortly after the Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 ruling, Trump imposed a 10% tariff globally late last month using Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act, which authorizes him to impose duties of up to 15% without congressional approval for 150 days. His decision was met with uproar from Democrat-led states, who vowed to fight the new tariffs in court.
On Thursday, a coalition of 23 Democrat-led states and two Democratic governors filed a lawsuit aimed at halting the Section 122 tariffs.
“The focus right now should be on paying people back, not doubling down on illegal tariffs,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D), who led the coalition, said in a statement.
The lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade accused Trump of having a “fatally flawed” justification for invoking the 1974 Trade Act.
“Contrary to the purpose and limited delegation of Section 122, President Trump has invoked this statute to impose immense and ever-changing tariffs on whatever goods entering the United States he chooses and for whatever reasons he finds convenient,” the lawsuit claimed.
“As with his unlawful use of IEEPA, the President has once again exercised tariff authority that he does not have—involving a statute that does not authorize the tariffs he has imposed—to upend the constitutional order and bring chaos to the global economy,” the lawsuit continued.
The case has yet to be assigned to a judge.
Supreme Court refund lawsuits moving forward
The Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the sweeping tariffs imposed under IEEPA did not elaborate on how to handle refunds, even though the matter of refunds arose in oral arguments in November 2025, when the justices heard the case.
“If you win, tell me how the …
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