A coalition of 12 US state filed a complaint in New York on Wednesday asking for the US Supreme Court to reverse President Donald Trump’s tariffs, alleging they are immoral and have had an impact on the country’s economy.
Trump is charged with violating the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( IEEPA ) by unilaterally imposing tariffs without the consent of the Congress. The plaintiffs contend that only Congress has the authority to impose taxes and that the president cannot impose IEEPA on foreign “unusual and incredible threats,” forcing drastic changes to business policy.
The president has upended the democratic order and caused chaos in the American economy, according to the lawsuit, claiming that he has the authority to impose enormous and ever-changing tariffs on whatever items he chooses to import into the United States.
Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, and Vermont are the 12 plaintiff state. They want federal agencies and government officials to stop enforcing Trump’s tariffs and order the jury to consider them illegal.
In a speech, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes criticized the tax strategy. President Trump’s absurd price plan is not only politically incorrect, but it is also illegal, she said. ” Targets are a tax that will be passed on to Arizona users, regardless of what the White House asserts.”
The Justice Department has not yet responded to the lawsuit.
The state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, filed a separate lawsuit last month, warning that his position, the biggest importer in the US, may lose billions in income as a result of the tariffs. The legislation, according to Newsom, was” the worst own-goal in this country’s story.”
White House spokesman Kush Desai defended the government’s position in response to Newsom’s obstacle:” The Trump presidency continues to work with every resource at our disposal, from taxes to negotiations,” he said.
Trump, who has intense tariffs on China, including an additional 145 % on some imports, and has threatened more with threats on other business partners, insists the steps are essential for revitalizing US production. The states contend that the plan harms the British economy because it lacks legal support.
