A legal challenge accuses a former U.S. president of circumventing Congress and improperly applying an outdated economic emergency law to unilaterally impose tariffs on goods from a neighboring country. Critics claim the move violated constitutional separation of powers by sidestepping legislative oversight. The case centers on whether the president exceeded authority granted under a law originally designed to address financial crises. Legal experts are closely watching the dispute over executive power and trade policy.
The lawsuit argues Trump bypassed Congress and misused a Depression-era law to impose tariffs on Canadian imports.
