r/law • u/INCoctopus Competent Contributor • 1d ago

Court Decision/Filing ‘This unlawful impost must fall’: Conservative group sues Trump claiming tariffs are ‘unconstitutional exercise of legislative power’

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/this-unlawful-impost-must-fall-conservative-group-sues-trump-claiming-tariffs-are-unconstitutional-exercise-of-legislative-power/
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u/thisguytruth 1d ago

where were they in 2016?

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u/FoxUniNov 1d ago

The New Civil Liberties Alliance was founded in 2017.

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u/thisguytruth 1d ago

right but i'm saying trump instituted tariffs during his first term as well, 2017-2021.