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A Lawsuit to End ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

The so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs use emergency powers from a statute that makes no mention of tariffs. Ilya Somin explains why that’s one reason the tariffs are on shaky legal/​constitutional ground and why a new lawsuit is challenging them.

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Ilya Somin

Professor of Law, George Mason University, and B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

Caleb O. Brown

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, Cato Daily Podcast, Cato Institute