A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that Donald Trump overreached when he unilaterally imposed tariffs on imports from more than 100 countries. CNN’s Elie Honig called the development “a huge setback” for the president.
In a unanimous decision issued on Wednesday, judges halted the president’s tariffs with a permanent injunction. The ruling nullifies Trump’s 30% tariff on Chinese goods, the 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, and the baseline 10% tariffs Trump imposed on most countries on April 2, or “Liberation Day,” as he called it. In issuing those tariffs, Trump bypassed Congress by citing the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Tariffs on automobiles and steel will remain.
The lawsuit was filed by Liberty Justice Center, a libertarian legal advocacy group.
Great, since that was illegal, I’ll get a refund for the product I imported, right? Those tariffs cost my small business $6k this year.
I mean, you can sue him/the administration in civil court for the damages, which should be an open and shut case if the courts rule his bullshit was illegal
So, massive class action by everyone who bought tariff goods. Sounds like a jolly good time.
Can’t sue a sitting president for official acts. Supreme court already anticipated this
You’d be suing the government for damages, not him as an individual.
Fair point, not sure if it would dissuade trump from anything, though.
You can* sue CBP and Secretary Noem in her official capacity for collecting illegal tariffs from you.
*Probably. I’m not a lawyer. Don’t take legal advice from the Internet.
Apparently yes