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othing suggested that Learning Resources, the company founded in 1984 by Rick Woldenberg's mother, would one day make history thanks to one of the US Supreme Court's most high-profile decisions. Its CEO, an Illinois-based importer of educational games, was one of the first among some 2,000 business leaders to file suit against Donald Trump's tariffs. That is how his case made its way to the nation's highest court, under the title 24-1287 Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, and a majority of the justices ruled that one of the main pillars of the American administration's economic policy was unconstitutional.
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Tariffs: US Supreme Court delivers major setback to Trump's trade policy
For months, Trump has insisted that other countries, because they supposedly "rip off" the United States, should pay tariffs. Woldenberg, however, knows exactly who ends up footing the bill. The US president's passion for tariffs has already cost Learning Resources $10 million (about €8.5 million) since April 2025. "My hope is that this ruling is an opportunity for everyone to take a breath and think about what is important and what needs to get done," he told Reuters in an interview.
