California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs

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..... California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
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Dated:- 16-4-2025
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Sacramento, Apr 16 (AP) California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday that his state will file a lawsuit challenging 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 Econ .....

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..... omic 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. The lawsuit, which will be filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, will also argue that enacting such tariffs requires approval from Congress, Newsom's office .....

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..... said in a news release. Trump has offered many justifications for increasing tariffs, including that they are designed to spur US manufacturing and stop the flow of illicit fentanyl into the country. California's move follows rapidly changing tariff plans by the Trump administration. Newsom says the tariffs in effect have resulted in inflated costs and billions of dollars in damage in Californ .....

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..... ia, which has the largest economy among US states and is a massive exporter. “President Trump's unlawful tariffs are wreaking chaos on California families, businesses, and our economy — driving up prices and threatening jobs,” he said in a statement. “We're standing up for American families who can't afford to let the chaos continue.” Newsom will discuss the lawsuit alongside California Attorn .....

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..... ey General Rob Bonta later Wednesday in the farm-rich Central Valley. California is a farming powerhouse, with many of the nuts, fruits and vegetables the state grows destined for other countries. The state will ask the court to immediately block the tariffs. The announcement comes days after Newsom asked countries to exempt California exports from retaliatory tariffs. No deals have yet been a .....

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