California under Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the Trump administration over its imposition of international tariffs. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
June 3 (UPI) -- A federal judge has dismissed California's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's tariffs, paving the way for the case to be transferred to the Court of International Trade.
The ruling on Monday is a partial win for both sides, as the Trump administration had requested that the lawsuit be transferred to the New York-based court, while California had asked for the case to be dismissed so it could be appealed to the liberal-leaning Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals if necessary.
"We strongly believe this case belongs in federal district court and are pleased the court considered our wishes in dismissing this case so we have the opportunity to seek review," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement.
California filed its lawsuit against the Trump administration in mid-April asking the court to declare Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs illegal and unenforceable by federal agents on the grounds that the president's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose them is unconstitutional.
