According to the nonprofit group, the statutes under which Trump purported to issue the levies â the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) â grants the executive sweeping authority to quickly combat international economic crises, permitting the president to âorder sanctions as a rapid response to international emergencies.â However, the NCLA asserts that the emergency statute does not allow the president to usurp the legislative branchâs control of the countryâs purse strings through the unilateral imposition of tariffs.
âCongress passed the IEEPA to counter external emergencies, not to grant presidents a blank check to write domestic economic policy,â the complaint states.
The right-leaning legal group is seeking a court order declaring that Trumpâs tariffs are an âunconstitutional exercise of legislative powerâ and enjoining them from being implemented and enforced.
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According to the nonprofit group, the statutes under which Trump purported to issue the levies â the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) â grants the executive sweeping authority to quickly combat international economic crises, permitting the president to âorder sanctions as a rapid response to international emergencies.â However, the NCLA asserts that the emergency statute does not allow the president to usurp the legislative branchâs control of the countryâs purse strings through the unilateral imposition of tariffs.
âCongress passed the IEEPA to counter external emergencies, not to grant presidents a blank check to write domestic economic policy,â the complaint states.
The right-leaning legal group is seeking a court order declaring that Trumpâs tariffs are an âunconstitutional exercise of legislative powerâ and enjoining them from being implemented and enforced.