Litigation against the Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods is gaining momentum across the country, as states, tribal members and business owners are calling for courts to block what they warn is an overreach of presidential power.
New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James became the latest to join the fray when she announced this week that she and 11 other states are joining forces to oppose tariffs they blame for “severe economic damage.”
“President Trump’s reckless tariffs have skyrocketed costs for consumers and unleashed economic chaos across the country,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said in a release announcing the action.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. Court of International Trade, is the latest of several cases in the past month to challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported goods that have rocked global financial markets.
