California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that his state will file a lawsuit challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have set off a global trade war.

The suit will argue that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, or a 10 per cent tariff on all imports, is unlawful. The act enables a president to freeze and block transactions in response to foreign threats.

California’s move follows rapidly changing tariff plans by the Trump administration. It is the first state to take legal action over the tariffs, which have been previously legally challenged in suits filed by law firms representing business owners and civil liberties organizations.

  • @kautau@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    This is all part of the planned destabilization and wealth capture unfortunately. All the heritage foundation / project 2025 people want this to happen

    Edit: I don’t meant Gavin is in on it. I mean that the right wants this to happen

    • @shawn1122@lemm.ee
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      23 days ago

      The world is a big place. Most would flee the US before choosing to become the vassal of a tech oligarch.

      • @kautau@lemmy.world
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        While that’s true, as far as I know at the moment, for the majority of people, the only way to “flee” the US is to seek asylum elsewhere, which is difficult, or to pursue immigration to another nation, which also requires basically getting a job there in advance. Otherwise you will still just be deported back to the US if you haven’t left through one of these means.