Amicus Briefs
Learning Resources and hand2mind v. Trump, et al.
CASE SUMMARY
NCLA urges the Supreme Court to rule that President Trump’s orders imposing tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are unlawful. As NCLA has argued since the beginning in Simplified v. Trump, the first lawsuit ever against the IEEPA tariff orders, IEEPA never mentions tariffs or authorizes the President to enact them in declared emergencies. Representing Simplified, Kilo Brava, Bambola, Rokland, FIREDISC, and the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA)—clients in Simplified and the similar FIREDISC v. Trump lawsuit—NCLA asks the Supreme Court to stop the illegal tariffs for good.
The President does not have any inherent authority to impose tariffs unilaterally. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in V.O.S. Selections that IEEPA does not authorize the specific tariffs President Trump has enacted. A concurrence in that case held that all such tariffs are unlawful, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia reached the same conclusion in Learning Resources. The Supreme Court must adopt the view of the V.O.S. Selections concurrence and the Learning Resources ruling, determining that IEEPA does not give the President any tariff power at all. The Justices should also rule that federal district courts have jurisdiction to hear these cases, since IEEPA is not a tariff statute.
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RELEVANT MATERIALS
NCLA FILINGS
Brief of Emily Ley Paper, Inc., D/B/A Simplified; Kilo Brava LLC; Bambola LLC; Rokland LLC; FIREDISC, Inc.; The Game Manufacturers Assoc.; and the New Civil Liberties Alliance as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners in No. 24-1287 and Respondents in No. 25-250
October 24, 2025 | Read More
Brief Amici Curiae of Emily Ley Paper, Inc., D/B/A Simplified; Kilo Brava LLC; Bambola LLC; Kim's Clothes and Fashion LLC; and Rokland LLC in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees
July 30, 2025 | Read More
Memorandum Opinion Denying Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue; Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
May 29, 2025 | Read More
Order Denying Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue; Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
May 29, 2025 | Read More
Joint Brief of Amici Curiae Emily Ley Paper, Inc., d/b/a Simplified; Kilo Brava LLC; Bambola LLC; Kim's Clothes and Fashion LLC; and Rokland LLC in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Transfer
May 8, 2025 | Read More
PRESS RELEASES
Oral Argument over Trump Admin.’s Unlawful Emergency Tariff Orders Bodes Well for Challengers
November 5, 2025 | Read More
NCLA Amici Brief with Clients Asks Supreme Court to Rule Emergency Tariffs Lack Legal Authority
October 24, 2025 | Read More
NCLA Asks D.C. Circuit to Uphold District Court’s Valid Injunction Against Unlawful Emergency Tariffs
July 30, 2025 | Read More
NCLA Asks D.C. District Court to Retain Case, Because Trade Court Lacks Jurisdiction over Tariff Suit
May 9, 2025 | Read More
IN THE MEDIA
Looking Ahead: October Term 2025
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