Trump Sued by States Over Tariffs, Policies Based on ‘Whims’ (2)

A dozen US states are challenging President Donald Trump’s “immense and ever-changing” global tariffs in court, alleging he illegally bypassed Congress by issuing duties under an emergency economic law.

The suit, filed Wednesday in the US Court of International Trade in Manhattan, argues that Congress didn’t grant Trump the necessary authority to impose the tariffs and that national trade policy “now hinges on the president’s whims rather than the sound exercise of his lawful authority.”

Trump “has upended the constitutional order and brought chaos to the American economy,” the group, which includes New York, Illinois and Arizona, said ...