The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, said the president’s tariffs have hurt their economies and residents.

Twelve states, led by New York, have sued President Donald Trump over his ability to levy tariffs on his own. They say the president violated the law in 1977 when he used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs on future world trading partners,

Twelve states sued the Trump administration Wednesday for “illegally imposing” tax hikes on Americans through tariffs.