United States · TRADE
Key Facts
—The lawsuit: A coalition of 25 US states sued the Trump administration on 3 August 2026 in the US Court of International Trade to block tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners.
—The tariff rates: The challenged duties range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent and the states want the court to halt them, declare them unlawful, and order refunds of duties already paid.
—Legal precedent: The same court ruled on 7 May 2026 that Trump’s 10 percent global tariffs were unlawful under a 1970s trade statute, and the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs on 20 February 2026.
