According to a report by Reuters, on April 3 local time, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block US President Trump from imposing tariffs on Chinese imports, claiming that Trump had exceeded his authority. The alliance filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Florida, stating that Trump lacked the legitimate right to impose comprehensive tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the authorization for tariffs granted on February 1. Senior litigation lawyer Morris said in a statement: "Trump invoked emergency powers to impose comprehensive tariffs on imports from China, which the decree did not authorize, and Trump has abused his power, usurping Congress's control over tariffs and undermining the principle of the separation of powers in the Constitution." The lawsuit requests the judge to block the enforcement of the tariffs and revoke Trump's modifications to the U.S. tariff plan. The report stated that the White House has not commented on this matter. Public records show that the American Civil Liberties Union is a non-profit public interest legal organization established in 2017, founded by Columbia University Law School professor Philip Hamburg. On the afternoon of April 2 local time, U.S. President Trump signed two executive orders regarding so-called "reciprocal tariffs" at the White House, announcing a 10% "minimum base tariff" for all trading partners, while imposing higher tariffs on dozens of other countries and regions including China based on the 10% rate. Among them, the "reciprocal tariff" rate imposed by the U.S. on China was 34%. This article is an exclusive contribution of Observer Network and cannot be reprinted without permission. Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7489277395275416105/ Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and welcome your opinions to be expressed through the "like/dislike" buttons below.