12 States Urge Federal Court to Halt Trump Admin’s Tariffs

A lawyer for the Department of Justice said the International Emergency Economic Powers Act empowers the president to negotiate trade deals.
12 States Urge Federal Court to Halt Trump Admin’s Tariffs
President Donald Trump holds a chart next to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as the president delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 2, 2025. Carlos Barria/Reuters
Katabella Roberts
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A group of 12 states asked a federal court on Wednesday to put President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports on hold, arguing he overstepped his authority by declaring a national emergency to impose levies on the majority of U.S. trading partners.

A three-judge panel of the New York-based Court of International Trade heard arguments in the lawsuit filed by the Democratic attorneys general of New York, Illinois, Oregon, and nine other states in April.
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