The first case in the United States, California sues the Trump administration for abusing tariff policies as "illegal"

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on the 16th local time that he is suing the Trump administration over tariff issues. He criticized the Trump administration's abuse of tariff policies as "illegal," causing serious chaos and damage to the U.S. economy. California has become the first state in the U.S. to sue the Trump administration over tariff issues.

In a statement that day, Newsom said that President Trump's "illegal tariffs" are causing chaos for California families, businesses, and the economy, driving up prices and threatening jobs. These tariffs disrupt supply chains, increase costs for California and its residents, and have resulted in billions of dollars in losses for the California economy.

Newsom also stated on social media that Trump has no authority to impose these destructive and chaotic tariffs, and that the U.S. has suffered greatly due to these tariff policies. He noted that California is the largest manufacturing state in the U.S., and the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are "the largest tax increase in modern American history," with no state being more affected than California.

According to a statement released by the California Governor's Office, the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California will request the court to declare the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration invalid and to prohibit their implementation. The statement emphasized that Trump has no authority to unilaterally impose tariffs on Mexico, China, Canada, or to impose a 10% tariff on all or part of goods. Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to formulate tariff policies is "illegal and unprecedented."

According to data released by the California Governor's Office, California is the strongest economy among U.S. states, with a GDP of $3.9 trillion in 2023 and a total import and export trade volume approaching $675 billion in 2024. California is the largest importing state in the U.S., with Mexico, Canada, and China being the top three export destinations, accounting for more than one-third of the state's total export goods worth $183 billion in 2024.

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