Key facts
- Two small businesses, Burlap & Barrel and Collective Horology, are suing President Trump over new global tariffs.
- The tariffs, implemented under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, target 60 trading partners with levies between 10% and 12.5%.
- Plaintiffs argue the administration failed to adequately establish its case against each economy or demonstrate how tariffs will eliminate forced labor practices.
- The Liberty Justice Center is representing the businesses, stating the administration is ignoring the law by changing statutes.
- A separate lawsuit was filed by educational toy company Learning Resources and other small businesses.
Two small businesses, Burlap & Barrel and Collective Horology, have filed lawsuits challenging President Trump's new global tariffs, which impose double-digit levies on goods from 60 trading partners. The tariffs, implemented under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, are intended to combat forced labor imports but critics suggest they are a replacement for previous tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. The plaintiffs, represented by the Liberty Justice Center, argue that the administration did not adequately establish its case against specific economies or demonstrate how the tariffs would eliminate the targeted practices, asserting that changing the statute does not justify ignoring the law. A separate lawsuit has also been filed by educational toy company Learning Resources and other small businesses.