President Trump was sued Thursday over his decision to impose 20% tariffs on Chinese imports, marking the first legal challenge to the administration’s recent tariff actions. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Pensacola, Florida, contests Trump’s use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), claiming it does not authorize tariffs.
The case was brought by the New Civil Liberties Alliance on behalf of Simplified, a Florida-based small business that buys goods from China. The suit seeks to block the tariffs and have them declared unlawful.
Trump initially imposed a 10% tariff on February 1, later increasing it to 20% on March 3. These actions preceded Wednesday’s broader announcement imposing a general 10% tariff on all imports and raising tariffs on Chinese goods to a total of 54%.
The complaint argues that IEEPA allows for economic sanctions and asset freezes during external emergencies, not domestic economic policy changes. “The statute does not even mention tariffs,” the lawsuit claims.
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