A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
Source: AP
Updated 4:54 PM EDT, April 23, 2025
Updated 5:47 PM EDT, April 23, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has brought chaos to the American economy.
The lawsuit said the policy put in place by President Donald Trump has been subject to his “whims rather than the sound exercise of lawful authority.”
It challenged Trump’s claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The suit asks the court to declare the tariffs to be illegal, and to block government agencies and its officers from enforcing them. A message sent to the Justice Department for comment was not immediately returned.
The states listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit were Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York and Vermont.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-lawsuit-what-states-sue-0d6531b7f60aaa2f7c6c35e0a944d4a9
Link to PRESS RELEASE (from NY) - Governor Hochul and Attorney General James Announce Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Imposing Illegal Tariffs
Link to SUIT (from NY, PDF) - https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/state-of-oregon-et-al-v-donald-j-trump-united-states-department-of-homeland-security-et-al-complaint-2025.pdf
I had just seen an earlier article about a group of businesses who attempted to go this route and who had their request for an injunction denied - 'Application is denied': Trump wins victory over businesses that aimed to stop tariffs with trade court lawsuit
(the businesses' SUIT is here (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25898294-vos-v-trump-complaint/)
(PDF of that - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25898294/vos-v-trump-complaint.pdf)
Article updated.
Original article -
NEW YORK (AP) -- A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has brought chaos to the American economy.
The lawsuit said the policy put in place by President Donald Trump has left the national trade policy subject to Trump's "whims rather than the sound exercise of lawful authority."
It challenged Trump's claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The suit asks the court to declare the tariffs to be illegal, and to block government agencies and its officers from enforcing them. A message sent to the Justice Department for comment was not immediately returned.
The states listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit were Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York and Vermont.
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