Inside Trade

November 8, 2025

Montana district court sends IEEPA tariff suit to CIT, backing Justice

By David LaRoss  / April 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A federal district judge in Montana has ruled that challenges to President Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs can proceed only in the Court of International Trade, agreeing with the Justice Department that the ever-growing litigation should be decided by a single court -- though the plaintiffs are already appealing his decision. In an order issued late on April 25 , Judge Dana Christiansen of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana says the question of whether...

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