Why Oregon is leading third lawsuit over President Trump's tariffs 5%
By Anastasia Mason18%
8/4/2026, 4:03:31 AM
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Oregon sued over President Donald Trump's tariffs on Aug. 3, marking the third time the state has challenged a key piece of the president's economic agenda.
Oregon has been a leader on all three suits over the tariffs.
"Despite losing every step of the way, Trump is trying yet again to inflict more chaos on working families and homegrown Oregon businesses.
We’re all paying the price for these unlawful tariffs, not foreign governments," Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a statement.
"Just as many families are back to school shopping, these tariffs are driving up costs for necessities like clothing and electronics."
A group of 11 states challenged Trump's initial tariffs in April 2025, which Oregon eventually argued against before the U.S.
Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court struck down those tariffs in February.
Trump announced he would issue new tariffs the same day under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which Oregon again sued over.
This third round of tariffs relies on a different piece of the Trade Act of 1974, Section 301, which gives the U.S.
Trade Representative authority to investigate potentially unfair trade and impose additional tariffs if needed.
The U.S.
Trade Representative investigation looked at whether 59 countries and the European Union prohibit or effectively block imports of goods produced with forced labor.
Trade Representative Jamieson Greer found policies in each country "are unreasonable and burden or restrict U.S. commerce," Trump wrote in a memorandum, and prescribed tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% on imports, with some exemptions.
The new tariff amounts are similar to the previous tariffs and don't meet the requirements to be issued under Section 301, the 25 states argued in their complaint.
The states said Trump and Greer publicly discussed a plan to finish investigations under Section 301 by the time the 150-day Section 122 tariffs expired in July.
The "pretextual, sham investigation" was rushed and doesn't explain why the countries were hit with universal tariffs, they argued.
In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S.
Court of International Trade, the states ask the court to throw out the tariffs and block their implementation.
Trump's tariffs led to loss of more than $440 million in revenue for Oregon, report estimates
The lawsuit came on the heels of the release of an economic report into the impact of the tariffs on Oregon.
Trump's tariffs indirectly cost Oregon $442 million in revenue for the July 2025 to June 2027 budget cycle, according to the 2026 Tariff Impact Analysis.
Gov.
Tina Kotek announced the report Aug.
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The estimated loss in revenue included $381 million in decreased personal and corporate income taxes, $28 million in lottery funds and $33 million in revenue from the Corporate Activity Tax.
"It’s critical that Oregonians know exactly how Trump’s tariff taxes are impacting our economy," Kotek said in a statement.
Oregon has filed 71 lawsuits against Trump's administration since his second term began.
Anastasia Mason covers state government for the Statesman Journal.
Reach her at acmason@statesmanjournal.com or 971-208-5615.
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