Today, the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in a landmark case challenging the federal government’s use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs. Connecticut and a coalition of 11 other states filed the lawsuit, which tests whether the President exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
“American families are bankrolling Trump’s irrational and erratic tariff war, and none of us can afford for this lawless overreach to continue. Trump lost in the Court of International Trade. He lost in the Court of Appeals. He’s wasting our money and inflicting lasting damage on our economic and world standing by continuing to push this fight. It’s time for the Supreme Court to stand up to this president, protect the rule of law, and stop this damaging economic war for good,” said Attorney General Tong.