Compendium of Writings About the Trump Tariff Case
Particularly since our win in the US Court of International Trade, there has been considerable public interest in the case against Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day Tariffs” filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself, on behalf of five small businesses harmed by the tariffs. For the benefit of the media, legal commentators, and other interested readers, this post compiles links to all my writings about the case and related issues.
Unless otherwise noted, all links are to pieces originally published right here on the Volokh Conspiracy blog. I omitted posts that simply link to media appearances, or to pieces I published elsewhere. The items are in chronological order:
“Challenge Trump’s Tariffs Under the Nondelegation and Major Questions Doctrines,” Feb. 2, 2025. This is the post that started it all. As a result of it, the Liberty Justice Center contacted me to explore the possibility of bringing a lawsuit against Trump’s IEEPA tariffs under the theories I outlined.
“Trump’s Tariff Power Grab May not be Over,” Feb. 4, 2025. I suggested the suspension of Trump’s first set of IEEPA tariffs wouldn’t end the tariff power grab. The prediction proved accurate.
“Challenging Trump’s Tariffs Under the Major Question Doctrine,” Mar. 29, 2025 (analysis of ideas developed by Prof. Jennifer Hillman).
“Looking for Plaintiffs to Challenge Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs in Court,” April 2, 2025. This post led to the finding of most of our plaintiffs for the eventual case against the “Liberation Day” tariffs, including lead plaintiff VOS Selections, Inc.
“Why Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs are Illegal,“Apr. 3, 2025. In this post, I first outlined the main arguments against the “Liberation Day” tariffs (which were announced by the White House the day before).
“NCLA Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs Against China,” Apr. 4, 2025. Analysis of a more limited lawsuit challenging Trump’s IEEPA tariff.
“Trump Partially Pauses “Liberation Day” Tariffs,” Apr. 9, 2025. Why the partial pause didn’t end the tariff threat.
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