Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Decision Halting All Illegal Tariffs Under IEEPA

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement after a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade granted a permanent injunction and found that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize President Trump’s tariffs in Oregon v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's illegal tariffs brought by 12 attorneys general in the Court of International Trade. In April, California filed its own separate lawsuit challenging President Trump's illegal tariffs under IEEPA in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.  

“The Trump Administration’s illegal tariffs harm businesses, consumers, and states across the nation and it is our responsibility as state leaders to advocate and defend our people against this chaos — this is exactly what California’s sister states have done with this case,” said Attorney General Bonta. “The Court of International Trade has agreed with our sister states and with California and permanently halted the President’s illegal tariffs — IEEPA does not authorize the Trump Administration to impose these tariffs. We are pleased with the court’s decision in this case and are proud to have supported our sister states’ arguments.”

This month, Attorney General Bonta and Governor Newsom filed an amicus brief in the Court of International Trade in Oregon v. Trump. 

To learn more about California’s own lawsuit, please see here.