Upcomi ng Supreme Court Case: Fentanyl Crisis and Tariff against China

WSJ Editorial
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Trump’s Tariffs Get a Legal Challenge
A Florida company says the President is violating the Supreme Court’s
major questions doctrine. It’s a strong case.
By The Editorial Board
April 4, 2025 5:39 pm ET
Might the Supreme Court stop President Trump’s huge tariff-tax increase?
Here’s hoping, and now comes a lawsuit from a small business that argues
his tariffs violate the High Court’s major questions doctrine.
Simplified, a stationery company in Florida, on Thursday challenged the
President’s earlier 20% tariffs on China, though its legal arguments
also apply to this week’s Liberation Day blitzkrieg. Simplified imports
goods from China and says the tariffs have forced it to pay higher
costs, resulting in financial harm.
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Simplified isn’t challenging the emergency declaration. Instead, it
argues “there is no ‘necessary’ connection between the across-the-board
tariff and the opioid problem” and that “IEEPA does not authorize a
president to impose tariffs.”
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A court ruling in Simplified’s case would apply only to the Chinese
tariffs, but his tariffs this week are legally suspect for the same
reasons. Let’s hope the rest of the business world finds the courage to
challenge this week’s tariff barrage on similar grounds.
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