25 US states sue Trump administration over sweeping new tariffs
The coalition argues the president exceeded his legal authority by imposing broad tariffs on dozens of trading partners under the guise of combating forced labour, asking a federal court to block the measures and order refunds for importers.
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Twenty-five US states, nearly all led by Democrats, sued Donald Trump's administration on Monday over wide-ranging tariffs, arguing that the president had exceeded his authority in imposing the new levies on dozens of countries.
The states filed suit at the US Court of International Trade in New York, asking that judges halt the implementation of the tariffs, declare them unlawful and order the government to issue refunds.
"There is no rational fit between the purported problem of forced labor in international supply chains and the blanket global tariffs the USTR imposed," the coalition of states argued in a court filing, referring to the US Trade Representative's office.
The challenge is related to Trump's latest salvo of tariffs of between 10 and 12.5 percent imposed against 60 trading partners -- forming the bulk of US imports -- last month.
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