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Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.<\/p>\n

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The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union, charging that they had not done enough to crack down on imports produced by forced labor. The new tariffs took effect just as the clock ran out on temporary tariffs President Donald Trump had turned to after the Supreme Court defeat.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter losing at the Supreme Court, the administration is once again trying to illegally raise taxes on families and businesses with a new round of tariffs,\u201d said New York Attorney General Letitia James.<\/p>\n

Joining New York in the lawsuit announced Monday are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

Trump, who argues that high tariffs will revive American manufacturing, last year overturned decades of U.S. policy that favored lower tariffs and ever-freer trade. Invoking the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, he imposed double-digit tariffs on imports from almost every country, saying America\u2019s longstanding trade deficit amounted to a national emergency.<\/p>\n

But the Supreme Court ruled that IEEPA did not authorize tariffs. The decision forced the administration to send refunds to importers who\u2019d paid the tariffs. Eager to make up the lost revenue, Trump turned to temporary 10% worldwide tariffs. But they expired at midnight July 24.<\/p>\n

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Now he\u2019s tapping more durable tariffs under\u00a0Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which permits the president to impose import taxes and other sanctions against countries found to engage in unfair trade practices. Trump used Section 301 to impose big tariffs on China in his first term, and they survived court challenges.<\/p>\n

The administration invoked Section 301 to impose the forced-labor tariffs, which range from 10% to 12.5% and hit countries that provide 99% of American imports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States is using its lawful authority to obtain the elimination of unreasonable acts, policies, and practices that burden U.S. commerce,\u201d White House spokesman Kush Desai said. \u201cA foreign country\u2019s failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor is unreasonable and burdens U.S. commerce, including American workers, and must be addressed. Section 301 tariffs have proven to be a legally durable tool since the President\u2019s first term, and they remain so now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The states\u2019 lawsuit follows\u00a0two other lawsuits\u00a0filed in The Court of International Trade in July by small businesses that also challenged the 301 tariffs.<\/p>\n

Both of those lawsuits argue that the government didn\u2019t adequately establish its case against each specific economy or spell how the tariffs will eliminate the specified practice they are being levied for, as required by Section 301.<\/p>\n

Read more Deadline: Legal Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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