On May 28, the US Court of International Trade, a federal trade court based in New York, made a ruling that US president Donald Trump's administration has been exceeding its authority when it comes to implementng tariffs with a major judgment.
The judgment came after 12 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration saying it was overstepping its authority by introducing sweeping tariffs which are traditionally approved by Congress. The states listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit were Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York and Vermont.
“The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted...