A dozen states on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade over its recently announced tariffs.
The lawsuit argued that the tariff policies put in place by President Donald Trump earlier in April were subject to his “whims rather than the sound exercise of lawful authority.”
The order also challenges Trump’s plan to raise tariffs on imports to the United States from dozens of other countries starting July 9, as well as the president’s order that imposed 145 percent duties on Chinese goods. Also being challenged are Trump’s 10 percent baseline tariffs on most countries in the world and his 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada….