• Upcomi ng Supreme Court Case: Fentanyl Crisis and Tariff against China

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    WSJ Editorial

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trump’s Tariffs Get a Legal Challenge
    A Florida company says the President is violating the Supreme Court’s
    major questions doctrine. It’s a strong case.

    By The Editorial Board
    April 4, 2025 5:39 pm ET

    Might the Supreme Court stop President Trump’s huge tariff-tax increase? Here’s hoping, and now comes a lawsuit from a small business that argues
    his tariffs violate the High Court’s major questions doctrine.

    Simplified, a stationery company in Florida, on Thursday challenged the President’s earlier 20% tariffs on China, though its legal arguments
    also apply to this week’s Liberation Day blitzkrieg. Simplified imports
    goods from China and says the tariffs have forced it to pay higher
    costs, resulting in financial harm.
    ..
    Simplified isn’t challenging the emergency declaration. Instead, it
    argues “there is no ‘necessary’ connection between the across-the-board tariff and the opioid problem” and that “IEEPA does not authorize a president to impose tariffs.”
    ..

    A court ruling in Simplified’s case would apply only to the Chinese
    tariffs, but his tariffs this week are legally suspect for the same
    reasons. Let’s hope the rest of the business world finds the courage to challenge this week’s tariff barrage on similar grounds.

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