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Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to halt implementation of President Trump’s tariffs. The motion seeks a court order pausing the tariffs imposed under four of President Trump’s executive orders.
“Trump’s lawless and chaotic tariffs are already wreaking havoc on family budgets, store shelves and hiring. This is a brainless, self-inflicted attack on our economy. We already sued in the Court of International Trade to protect Connecticut businesses and jobs, and now we’re asking the court to step in and immediately halt Trump’s massive taxes,” said Attorney General Tong.
The motion asks the U.S. Court of International Trade to order federal agencies to stop collecting the tariffs President Trump imposed on most products worldwide.
It also asks the Court to put on hold President Trump’s plan to raise tariffs on imports from 56 other trading partners on July 9.
Economic analysis submitted to the court allegedly shows that "state and local governments in the 12 states joining the motion stand to pay at least $3.4 billion per year in additional costs due to the tariffs." The states also submitted a Federal Reserve report noting that businesses “expected elevated input cost growth resulting from tariffs” and that “Most businesses expected to pass through additional costs to customers.”
The executive orders cite the powers granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). That law applies only when an emergency presents “unusual and extraordinary threat” from abroad and the coalition argues that it "does not give the President the power to impose tariffs."
The case is entitled State of Oregon, et al., v. Trump, et al. and is pending before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade.
The case is led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. Also joining the lawsuit are the attorneys general of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York and Vermont.
