The California state government announced that on the 13th, it applied to the court for a preliminary injunction against the federal government's tariff policy, hoping that the related tariff policy would not be implemented during the trial of California's lawsuit against the federal government's tariffs.
The California Governor's Office pointed out that the application is part of the lawsuit against the federal government's tariff policy.
California's Attorney General, Bonta, responsible for litigation affairs, stated that given the current chaotic tariff war poses threats such as "soaring household living costs, falling wages, and reduced job positions," and creates serious uncertainty for business operations, California will suffer huge losses. Therefore, they have requested the court for a preliminary injunction during the lawsuit.
The California government also listed four major damages caused by the federal government's tariff policy to California, including threatening California's position in the US economy, negatively impacting California's trade and ports, severely affecting California's budget, and posing barriers to the state government's provision of essential services to residents.
Previously, on April 16th, California, in the name of the state government and Governor Newsom, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District Federal Court of California, accusing the federal government of illegally implementing the so-called "reciprocal tariffs" policy under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, claiming that this move harms the broad interests of states, consumers, and businesses.