Reference News website reported on April 15 that according to a report from CNN's website on April 14, several American enterprises filed a lawsuit on the 14th, stating that President Trump's tariffs were illegal under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of the United States.
The lawsuit was filed by the legal advocacy organization Center for Freedom and Justice on behalf of five enterprises in the United States Court of International Trade. The center said that these enterprises had been "seriously harmed" by the tariffs.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act grants the president power to exercise emergency economic powers when national security or the economy faces an "unusual threat." The plaintiffs claimed that this standard was not met in the present case. The complaint also stated that the law does not allow the president to unilaterally impose tariffs.
Jeffrey Schwab, senior legal counsel at the Center for Freedom and Justice, said in a statement: "No one should have the power to impose taxes that have such a huge impact on the global economy. The Constitution grants Congress, not the president, the power to set tax rates, including tariff rates."
This is not the first time that Trump's comprehensive imposition of tariffs has faced legal challenges. On April 3, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a complaint, stating that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not allow the president to issue tariff measures. (Translated by Feng Xue)
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