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25 States Sue Trump Administration to Block New Tariffs on 60 Trading Partners
Just the facts
The legal challenge, led by California and New York alongside 23 other states and governors, asks the federal court to declare the 10% to 12.5% tariffs unlawful and order refunds of collected duties. The contested tariffs cover 59 nations and the European Union, representing roughly 99.4% of total U.S. imports from trade partners including Canada, Japan, Norway, Taiwan, and China. State officials argued the administration used Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding forced labor as an improper pretext after previous tariff measures were struck down by the Supreme Court in February 2026. White House spokesperson Kush Desai defended the policy, stating that foreign failures to enforce forced-labor prohibitions burden U.S. commerce and justify Section 301 authority.
Why this is news
A coalition of 25 U.S. states filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade against the Trump administration to halt newly implemented tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners.
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