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25 states sue over Trump's new tariffs, calling them 'pretext' to replace his old ones

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 655 words · By Paul Wiseman; Mae Anderson; The Associated Press
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What to know about Legal Authority of Executive Tariffs

Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.

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What happened

Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.

Why it matters

The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union, charging that they had not done enough to crack down on imports produced by forced labor.

Common ground

The new tariffs took effect just as the clock ran out on temporary tariffs President Donald Trump had turned to after the Supreme Court defeat.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump turned to temporary 10% worldwide tariffs. But they expired at midnight July 24.”
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Multiple sources confirm that temporary 10% worldwide tariffs were implemented and expired at midnight on July 24.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 80 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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Claim 2: “The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union”
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The claim is corroborated by Deutsche Welle and multiple web search results stating that double-digit tariffs were imposed on 59 countries and the EU.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The most commonly used language in the United States is English (specifically American English), which is the national language and de facto official language. While the U.S. Congress has never declar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five raci…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States European Command (EUCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers 21,000,000 squar…
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Claim 3: “The states’ lawsuit follows two other lawsuits filed in The Court of International Trade in July by small businesses that also challenged the 301 tariffs.”
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Claim 4: “The administration invoked Section 301 to impose the forced-labor tariffs, which range from 10% to 12.5% and hit countries that provide 99% of American imports.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific range (10% to 12.5%) or the '99% of American imports' statistic for forced-labor tariffs.
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Claim 5: “Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs”
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Multiple independent sources (AuraNews, YouTube/News report, and other web results) confirm that twenty-five states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over new tariffs.
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web search NEUTRAL — The lawsuit, filed in the US Court of International Trade in New York, asks the court to declare the tariffs unlawful, block their enforcement and order the Trump administration to refund duties alrea…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9CF0ZTP6mA
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web search NEUTRAL — Twenty-five states file lawsuit against new U.S. tariffs. The coalition argues the tariffs on 59 countries and the EU are a pretext for replacing Supreme Court‑blocked import taxes. AuraNews Editor·Au…
https://auranews.co/politics/twenty-five-states-file-lawsuit…
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web search NEUTRAL — We do not track cases in which the Trump administration is the plaintiff/files a civil lawsuit. Some other organizations include those cases in their litigation trackers – ours tracks only challenges …
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal…
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Claim 6: “Joining New York in the lawsuit announced Monday are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.”
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Web search results explicitly list the coalition of states suing the administration, including New York, California, and the others mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Col…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York v. Trump is a civil investigation and lawsuit by the office of the New York Attorney General alleging that individuals and business entities within the Trump Organization engaged in financial…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump fake electors plot was an attempt by U.S. president Donald Trump and associates to have him remain in power after losing the 2020 United States presidential election. After the results of th…
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Claim 7: “The administration is once again trying to illegally raise taxes on families and businesses with a new round of tariffs”
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Multiple sources confirm the Trump administration implemented a new round of tariffs on 59 countries and the EU, as well as specific tariffs on Chinese imports.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration announced overnight that it is imposing tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union. Polls show that Americans largely disapprove of tariffs and that their approval of Trum…
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-07-24/oil-surges-to…
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web search NEUTRAL — During the pause, Trump maintained a 10% baseline tariff on most countries, with higher tariffs on China, Canada, Mexico and on some products. The new round of reciprocal tariffs mostly range from 15%…
https://nbc24.com/news/nation-world/more-revenue-more-invest…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump announced a new round of tariffs late on Monday, slapping a 10 percent tax on a $200 billion list of Chinese imports ranging from consumer goods to manufacturing materials. The …
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-s-lates…
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Claim 8: “the Supreme Court ruled that IEEPA did not authorize tariffs”
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Multiple sources, including S&C Publication and other legal summaries, confirm the Supreme Court ruled that IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 1, 2025, to elect a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Dane County circuit judge Susan M. Crawford defeated Waukes…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, a state supreme court (known by other names in some states) is the highest court in the state judiciary of a U.S. state. On matters of state law, the judgment of a state supreme …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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Claim 9: “Trump used Section 301 to impose big tariffs on China in his first term, and they survived court challenges.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific court outcomes of Section 301 tariffs during the first term.
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Claim 10: “Now he’s tapping more durable tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974”
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France24, Al Jazeera, and other sources confirm the administration is using Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to implement more durable tariffs.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration is imposing new tariffs on 60 countries that have failed to fully block imports made with forced labor, dramatically expanding its pressure on foreign trading partners.The dut…
https://truthpress.com/news/trump-announces-tariffs-on-60-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — The duties were issued under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows the president to impose tariffs on foreign countries that engage in unreasonable or discriminatory trade practices.
https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1193389/business/markets…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump is tapping more durable tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which permits the president to impose import taxes and other sanctions against countries found to engage in “unjustifi…
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/7/24/trumps-latest-fo…
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Claim 11: “Invoking the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, he imposed double-digit tariffs on imports from almost every country”
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WPSU and other web results explicitly state that the President invoked the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose double-digit tariffs on almost every country.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 80 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub. L. 95–223, 91 Stat. 1626, enacted December 28, 1977, is a United States federal law authorizing the president to regulate inte…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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