Democratic attorneys general across the U.S. sued the Trump administration Thursday to stop the implementation of a new 15% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.
The lawsuit comes on the heel of the 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Feb. 20 that struck down Republican President Donald Trump’s previous tariffs.
“The Supreme Court struck down those tariffs as unlawful. Today we’re back for round 2,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta told reporters during a virtual news conference Thursday morning with Attorneys General Letitia James of New York, Dan Rayfield of Oregon and Kris Mayes of Arizona. The four states are leading the suit, which includes 20 other states as plaintiffs.
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