{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://magaziner.house.gov/media/press-releases/magaziner-joins-amicus-brief-supreme-court-opposing-trump-tariffs", "Magaziner Joins Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Opposing Trump Tariffs", "2025-10-23", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Seth Magaziner", "M001223", "magaziner.house.gov", "magaziner", "https://magaziner.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), along with other Democratic colleagues, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court challenging President Donald Trump\u2019s sweeping and chaotic tariffs.\n\nThe brief reaffirms Congress\u2019s constitutional authority over trade policy and challenges President Trump\u2019s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs that are driving up costs for Rhode Islanders.\n\n\u201cRhode Islanders are being hurt by President Trump\u2019s sweeping tariffs, which are driving up the cost of food, energy, and other everyday essentials,\u201d said Magaziner. \u201cI am filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court to bring down prices that are straining Americans\u2019 pocketbooks and affirm Congress\u2019 role as a co-equal branch of government.\u201d\n\nMagaziner previously joined amicus briefs standing up for Congress \u2018constitutional tariff authority in Oregon, et al., v. Trump, et al., which was ruled against Trump in the U.S. Court of International Trade and affirmed in the U.S. Court of Appeals. Now, the case is before the Supreme Court.\n\nThe lawmakers\u2019 brief stands up for Congress\u2019s Article I power to impose tariffs and regulate commerce, and argues that IEEPA does not give the President the power to impose his tariffs that have raised costs for Rhode Island\u2019s working people and businesses. IEEPA, enacted in 1977, grants the president the authority to impose sanctions, block foreign assets, and regulate economic transactions in response to a declared national emergency. However, the lawmakers argue, IEEPA is not a tariff statute and it does not give the President free rein to unilaterally execute his trade policy. The case was originally brought forward by 12 States\u2019 Attorneys General.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://magaziner.house.gov/media/press-releases/magaziner-joins-amicus-brief-supreme-court-opposing-trump-tariffs"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6530117243528366, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}