In the lawsuit, Kaul and his fellow attorneys general argue that the “president has no authority to impose tariffs” under the statute President Donald Trump cited in the Trade Act of 1974. This statute authorizes tariffs, but only under limited circumstances, stipulating that it “cannot be invoked merely to address trade deficits on their own.”
“The law was clear, but it was never enforced,” the lawsuit alleges. “Shortly after the deadline to divest passed, President Trump issued an executive order purportedly granting an extension for TikTok to find a domestic owner and directed his Attorney General not to enforce the law.”
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey after state officials refused to provide private voter information, including addresses, driver’s license numbers, birth dates, and Social Security numbers. According to The New Jersey Monitor, the lawsuit represents the latest escalation in the administration’s continued efforts to obtain state-level voter information. The federal government
“It would have a devastating impact, not only on the individuals like you mentioned but their livelihoods because having a commercial license is a requirement of their jobs, but also it would impact their families, the communities that they serve, as well as the larger state and if not the country, because they’re providing essential services,” Asian Law Caucus attorney Katherine Zhao said in a Wednesday hearing.
“What I think the federal government needs to be focused on right now, instead of attacking states like New Jersey working to keep people safe, is actually training their ICE agents,” newly-elected New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said.
Since then, Kennedy has appointed a number of new members to the panel. California alleges that, of the 13 current members, at least nine lack the qualifications and required experience necessary for their positions. A majority have also expressed anti-vaccine views that broadly align with Kennedy’s.
“With this action, EPA flips its mission on its head,” said Hana Vizcarra, an attorney with Earthjustice representing at least six of the groups named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. “It abandons its core mandate to protect human health and the environment to boost polluting industries and attempts to rewrite the law in order to do so.”
The plaintiffs also argue that the arch, which is expected to stand exactly 250 feet tall, would obstruct the line of sight between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
“The University will continue to defend itself against these retaliatory actions which have been initiated simply because Harvard refused to surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights in response to unlawful government overreach,” Harvard said in a statement released Friday.
“There’s no legal basis for this money to be withheld,” Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said. “It’s harmful, it threatens our health. And that’s why we’re going to court really quickly to make sure that we’re getting these funds and this administration has to follow the law.”