Arizona joins multistate lawsuit challenging legality of Trump tariffs

PHOENIX – Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Wednesday joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration, this one over tariffs.

Mayes and 11 other state attorneys general are suing to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs, arguing they are an overreach of power.

The complaint filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade makes the case that Trump can’t legally enact tariffs by executive order without congressional action.

“President Trump’s insane tariff scheme is not only economically reckless – it is illegal,” Mayes said in a press release.

The other states listed as plaintiffs are Oregon, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York and Vermont.

Arizona has joined six lawsuits against Trump administration in April

Arizona is now a party in 13 lawsuits combating actions taken by the Trump administration, including six filed in April alone.

Many argue the administration is illegally cutting off previously allocated funding.

In the most recent example, a suit filed April 10 seeks to prevent the Department of Education from shutting down access to hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-relief funds that were supposed to be available through March 2026.

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