Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs
by Robert Tait in Washington from on (#6WF78)
New Civil Liberties Alliance says president's invocation of emergency powers to impose tariffs is unlawful
A libertarian group that has been funded by Leonard Leo and Charles Koch has mounted a legal challenge against Donald Trump's tariff regime, in a sign of spreading rightwing opposition to a policy that has sent international markets plummeting.
The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a suit against Trump's imposition of import tariffs on exports from China, arguing that doing so under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) - which the president has invoked to justify the duties on nearly all countries - is unlawful.
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