12 U.S. States Including New York Sue to Halt Trump's Tariffs

Korea Economic Daily

Summary

It was reported that 12 states, including New York, have filed a lawsuit demanding the cessation of President Trump's tariff policies.
They argue that the tariffs imposed by President Trump, who arbitrarily interpreted the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, are illegal.
These states, with governors mostly from the Democratic Party except for Nevada and Vermont, stated that the tariff policies have caused chaos in the U.S. economy.

Ongoing Controversy Over the Legality of Tariff Imposition

Twelve states in the U.S., including New York, have filed a lawsuit demanding the cessation of President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

According to an AP news report on the 23rd (local time), the 12 states argue that President Trump unlawfully implemented tariff policies without passing through the federal Congress, which holds the authority to make tariff decisions, and submitted a complaint to the U.S. Court of International Trade on this day.

The states that have filed the lawsuit include New York, Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, and Vermont. Among these, governors from 10 states, excluding Nevada and Vermont, are Democrats, while Nevada and Vermont have Republican governors who are considered moderate.

They claim that President Trump arbitrarily interpreted the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs without authority. Consequently, the 12 states argue in the complaint that President Trump has disrupted constitutional order and brought chaos to the U.S. economy. President Trump is the first to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act as a basis for imposing tariffs, leading to ongoing debates about its legality since the imposition.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes criticized the Trump administration's tariff policies in a statement announcing the lawsuit, calling them "not only economically reckless but also illegal" and "insane."

Reporter Minhyung Lee, Hankyung.com meaning@hankyung.com