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Following After the Supreme Court’s February 2026 Supreme Court decision that ruling limited the president’s authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the president to impose broad tariffs, Act, the Trump administration replaced the blocked tariff wall with instituted a Section 301 framework. By late July it had imposed 301‑based tariff regime, imposing 10 %‑12.5 % duties on imports from about roughly 60 trading partners, citing forced‑labor and human‑rights concerns. In early August the partners. The administration announced frames the revised system measures as a permanent measure. response to forced‑labor and human‑rights violations. On 3 August 2026, twenty‑five a coalition of 25 Democratic‑led states filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging the July 24 tariffs. The states argue the duties exceed presidential authority under authority, contend the February ruling administration is using Section 301 as a pretext to replace the invalidated tariffs, and warn that the levies will raise costs prices for American families and businesses. The administration maintains the tariffs Attorneys general from Oregon, New York, California and other states are necessary to combat forced‑labor imports, while critics view them as a pretext to replace among the earlier, court‑invalidated tariffs. plaintiffs. The litigation case adds a new legal front to the ongoing debate over the scope of executive trade power after the court’s ruling. power. The litigation remains pending, with both sides maintaining their legal positions.