States of Resistance: Trump’s Tariffs Face Multi-Front Legal Rebellion

A dozen states sue in trade court while California wages its own war, accusing Trump of hijacking emergency powers to bulldoze the Constitution and wreck the economy

A coalition of a dozen states, blue states, mostly, but economically diverse and with substantial trading economies, have filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade, alleging that Trump’s tariffs are not just economically catastrophic, but also outright unconstitutional. At the heart of the complaint is Trump’s abuse of the International Emerge…