Economic Fallout Prompts California Lawsuit Against Trump’s Tariffs
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging former President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs on international trade, claiming the measures violate federal law and have caused widespread damage to the state’s economy.
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks to block implementation of the tariffs and declare them unlawful. The lawsuit argues that Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a statute passed by Congress in 1977 that does not explicitly permit the use of tariffs.
“President Trump’s unlawful tariffs are wreaking chaos on California families, businesses, and our economy, driving up prices and…
