A U.S. District Court judge on Monday dismissed California’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, ruling that the case belongs in the New York-based U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT).
The ruling on Monday marks a partial win for the Trump administration, which had requested that the lawsuit be transferred to the CIT instead of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where California officials had filed the lawsuit. Still, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit opens the floodgates for California to have a chance to appeal the ruling to the liberal-leaning U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a statement on Monday in response to the court’s ruling, saying that California officials “strongly believe this case belongs in federal district court and are pleased the court considered our wishes in dismissing this case so we have the opportunity to seek review.” (RELATED: California Gov Candidate Ditches Climate Concerns After Accepting Big Money From Oil-Linked Donors)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
In April, Bonta and Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming that the Golden State’s economy would be “directly harmed” by Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The lawsuit also alleged that the president’s attempt to implement the tariffs under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) was unconstitutional.
The White House, Newsom’s office and Bonta’s office did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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