US states sue Trump administration over new global trade tariffs

A coalition of 25 Democratic-led US states has filed a lawsuit challenging the Donald Trump administration's recent import tariffs on 60 global trading partners. The legal challenge, coordinated through Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield's office, focuses on duties of 10% to 12.5% introduced in late July that impact major economic entities, including the European Union.

Although the White House cited forced labor prevention in supply chains as justification, plaintiff states argue in the filing that "there is no factual connection between the alleged problem of forced labor in international supply chains and the blanket global tariffs." The states are requesting that a federal court declare the measures an unlawful overreach of executive authority, halt their implementation, and grant full financial restitution to affected importers.

Sources: DW, Tagesschau, ORF, Der Spiegel, Die Presse