U.S. Trade Policy and Courts

Twenty‑four states, led by the attorneys general of Oregon, California, New York and Arizona, sued the Trump administration Thursday in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging his use of Section 122 to re‑impose global tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down his IEEPA‑based tariffs, arguing the move unlawfully exceeds executive power. Section 122 — which has never been invoked before — allows tariffs up to 15% for roughly 150 days; Trump re‑imposed a 10% global tariff days after the high‑court loss and administration officials say the measure addresses international payment and balance‑of‑payments problems while the states and lower courts contend it would harm consumers (a New York Fed estimate cited by Arizona’s AG put earlier tariffs’ cost at about $1,200 per household) and amounts to an effort to sidestep legal limits.