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A lawsuit by a dozen states takes on Trump's tariffs! States claim these taxes defy constitutional limits by misusing the **International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)**. They argue that this presidential overreach undermines Congressional authority and harms consumers. The case raises vital questions about executive power and taxation. Dive into the full details to uncover the implications! Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/states-sue-trump-in-bid-to-block-new-tariffs.html #Tariffs #LegalNews #ExecutivePower #Economy

Kudos to Dan Mangan for this insightful article!

Dozen states sue Trump in bid to block new tariffs

The lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade argues that Trump cannot use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs.

CNBC
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#OPM's new rule—dubbed "Schedule Policy/Career"—will allow many career #CivilServants to be classified as "#AtWill" employees, making them easier to remove.

#Trump aides argue they need greater flexibility to fire civil servants who are *underperforming*, engaging in *misconduct* or *undermining* Trump's policy plans.

#law #labor #ScheduleF #CivilService #Project2025 #autocracy #ExecutivePower #AbuseOfPower

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11/ The Trump administration’s legal justifications for this plan are unclear. They’ve claimed some deportations are tied to the Alien Enemies Act or executive powers, but this approach has no solid legal foundation. #AlienEnemiesAct #ExecutivePower #LegalJustifications
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🚨 THREAD: A troubling case reveals deep issues with the Trump administration's approach to deportation, due process, and executive power. Here's a breakdown of the key points: #Trump #Deportation #DueProcess #ExecutivePower
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Claire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍Apr 17
🚨 THREAD: A troubling case reveals deep issues with the Trump administration's approach to deportation, due process, and executive power. Here's a breakdown of the key points: #Trump #Deportation #DueProcess #ExecutivePower
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WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS?!?!?

#Trump administration asks #IRS to revoke #Harvard’s #TaxExempt status

The directive to the IRS is a significant escalation of Trump’s feud with #HarvardUniversity & other Ivy League institutions & other #nonprofit groups his admin views as “woke.”

#law #AcademicFreedom #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #AbuseOfPower #ExecutivePower #Autocracy #Tyranny #AntiIntellectualism #censorship #Dictatorship
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/16/trump-harvard-tax-exempt-irs/

Trump administration asks IRS to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status

The directive to the IRS is a significant escalation of President Trump’s feud with Harvard University and other Ivy League institutions and other nonprofits.

The Washington Post
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The removal of the migrants to the prison, known as #CECOT, has become a flashpoint in the admin’s skirting of normal #immigration practice & the role of the #courts in reviewing #Trump’s #ExecutivePower.

Just a day before the meeting between the 2 leaders, the Trump admin once again defied a federal judge’s order to bring back a Maryland man who was unlawfully deported to the prison.

#law #Constitution #DueProcess #rendition #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #tyranny #AbuseOfPower

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>2 centuries later, the system…has comprehensively failed. The people & institutions that are supposed to check #ExecutivePower are refusing to restrain #Trump. We now have a de facto #tyrant who thinks he can bend reality to his will w/o taking any facts or evidence into consideration, & w/o listening to any contrary views. Although the economic damage…is easier to measure, he has inflicted the same level of harm to #scientific #research, #CivilLiberties, #healthcare, & the #CivilService.

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Leavitt said the new #tariffs #Trump threatened #China with — totaling 104% levies — would go into effect at 12:01AM Wednesday, Eastern time, in the #UnitedStates.

#ExecutivePower #AbuseOfPower #economy #inflation #recession #trumpcession #geopolitics #RevengePolitics #idiocracy #kakistocracy #MafiaState

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Any such measure would face a tough path, needing enough support to overcome a presidential veto. And the #House may avoid having to consider it at all. Last week, the #Senate approved a similar measure to scrap the #tariffs that #Trump imposed on #Canada, but #HouseRepublicans moved preemptively to shut down the requirement that they vote on such a measure

#Finance #ExecutivePower #AbuseOfPower #economy #inflation #recession