A coalition of small businesses has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, arguing that his recent wave of tariffs on foreign imports is not estatous and threatens the survival of US businessmen.
The lawsuit, filed on Monday at the United States International Trade Court, challenges Trump’s legal authority to impose broad and unilateral commercial barriers. The plaintiffs also affirm that Trump’s justification for rates, that commercial deficits represent a national emergency, is objective and legally unfounded.
“His affirmed emergency is a product of his own imagination: commercial deficits, which have persisted for decades without causing economic damage, are not an emergency,” the demand continues.
“Nor are these commercial deficits an ‘unusual and extraordinary threat.”
The legal action was presented by Liberty Justice Center, a law firm of conservative public interest, on behalf of companies operated by owners throughout the country.
The complaint claims that Trump’s agency in the International Law of Emergency Economic Powers (IEEEPA) to justify hunger tariffs violates the Constitution when the exclusive power to regulate trade and impose taxes.
“Congress has not delegated any power,” argues demand.
“The statute that the president invokes: the International Law of Emergency Economic Powers (‘IEEEPA’), does not authorize the president to issue world rates unilaterally worldwide.”
According to the presentation, the administration’s tariff policy applies even to the countries with which the United States has no commercial deficit, which further questions the justification of invoking emergency powers.
“This court should declare the unprecedented power of the illegal president,” demands the claim, “demands the operation of executive actions that seek
Among the companies that demand the administration is Terry Precision Cycling, a brand based in Vermont specialized in female cycling equipment.
The company says that it has already paid $ 25,000 in unexpected tariff rates this year and predicts that the cost will increase to $ 250,000 by the end of 2025.
By 2026, the lawsuit states that Terry Cycling will face $ 1.2 million in additional tariff expenses; An amount that the company says it could leave it out of business.
Other plaintiffs include FOS teams, an importer of Boutique, Sake and Spirits with headquarters in New York; Fishusa, an online retailer or sport fishing equipment; Genova Pipe, a UTAH manufacturer or plastic pipe products; And Microkits LLC, a Virginia company that produces educational electronics and musical instruments.
The Liberty Justice Center emphasized the broader implications of the case, arguing that the executive authority without control in commercial policy through small businesses but also the constitutional balance of power.
“These rates are inflicting serious damage to US businessmen and consumers, all while bordering the democratic process required by the Constitution,” the firm said in a statement.
The publication has sought comments from the White House.