- The states filed their complaint in the U.S. Court of International Trade, challenging tariffs that they say cover goods from 60 economies accounting for 99.4% of U.S. imports.
- The lawsuit argues the administration used Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to recreate broad tariffs rejected by the Supreme Court and the trade court.
- The complaint seeks to block and overturn the tariffs and obtain refunds of duties paid by the states.
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“There is no rational fit between the purported problem of forced labor in international supply chains and the blanket global tariffs the USTR imposed”