Published July 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM ET · Updated July 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM ET
Second lawsuit filed challenging Trump's new Section 301 tariffs
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A second lawsuit has been filed challenging Trump's new Section 301 tariffs. The Liberty Justice Center previously filed the first lawsuit challenging the tariffs.
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⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Learning Resources v. V.O.S. Selections held that IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs and that the Constitution vests the duty-laying power in Congress alone. These new suits rest on Section 301, a different authority, and the challenges to those replacement actions remain pending, so the legality is not yet settled.
Learning Resources v. V.O.S. Selections 607 U.S. 229 (2026)
Vote: 6-3 · Opinion: Roberts (C.J.)
THE ANSWER TO THE LITIGATED QUESTION: the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. The Constitution vests the power to lay taxes and duties in Congress; the Executive has no inherent authority to impose peacetime tariffs (a point the government conceded), so any presidential tariff power must come from a congressional delegation. IEEPA's grant of authority to 'regulate ...
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