The Tariff Case That Runs Through 60 Trading Partners, Canada Included
Global News Canada reports that a U.S. trade court is weighing tariffs applied to imports from 60 trading partners, including Canada. Four small businesses and 25 Democratic-led states argue in the case that the tariffs far exceed the president's authority. That is a narrower fight than the political one: the challengers are disputing the power to impose the tariffs, not merely their wisdom.
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Worth keeping the two arguments separate. The plaintiffs say the tariffs were imposed without authority — a question a court can answer — which is not the same as saying the tariffs are economically mistaken.
They will keep being tangled outside the courtroom anyway. Twenty-five states signing on tells you this is a political fight as much as a legal one, whatever the judges decide.