RGF challenges round 2 of Trump’s tariffs
The Rio Grande Foundation is pleased to be on board (albeit disappointed with the Trump Administration) alongside a coalition of amici in Burlap and Barrel and Basic Fun v. Trump, another case challenging illegal tariffs from the executive branch. Hot off their recent win in the Supreme Court, our friends at Liberty Justice Center, the group that represented the small businesses in V.O.S. Solutions, Inc. v. Trump, brings this case on behalf of two American companies, including a seasonings importer and the toy company that owns the rights to beloved toys like Tonka Trucks, Stretch Armstrong, Care Bears, and Lincoln Logs.
Check out the case filings here.
As a free market organization the Rio Grande Foundation believes the following:
- Tariffs are taxes;
- Tariffs are economically-harmful;
- Congress is constitutionally authorized to levy taxes, not the executive;
- Allowing the executive to levy taxes will enable future executives (regardless of party) to attempt to enact taxes and tax increases on their own;
You can read our brief here or click on the image to read the full brief