Trump sued over Canadian tariffs in latest legal challenge
Summary
President Donald Trump faces a new lawsuit challenging tariffs imposed on Canadian goods after trade talks failed. The Liberty Justice Center, representing a US food company, argues that the White House exceeded its legal power in applying these high tariffs and seeks to stop them and get refunds for affected businesses.Key Facts
- The White House set a 50% tariff on about $20 billion of Canadian products after US-Canada trade talks broke down.
- The Liberty Justice Center filed the lawsuit for Gellert Global Group, a US food company paying these tariffs, mainly on Canadian cheese.
- The suit claims the tariffs violate the law because the administration misused Section 338 of the 1930 Tariff Act, which is meant to protect US businesses from foreign discrimination.
- Canada responded with its own tariffs on American goods, including dairy.
- The lawsuit says the tariffs were applied too quickly, ignoring the required 30-day waiting period.
- The Liberty Justice Center argues that Congress, not the President, should decide on tariffs and that older laws like Section 338 have been replaced by newer ones like Section 301.
- This is the fourth lawsuit by the Liberty Justice Center against Trump’s tariffs, following a successful case earlier this year that blocked tariffs under another law.
- The Center wants the court to stop these tariffs and order refunds with interest for businesses affected.
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