Court rejects Trump tariffs, dismisses claims from NC and most states
The US Court of International Trade has rejected tariffs the Trump administration imposed by proclamation in February under Section 122 of the federal Trade Act of 1974.
Legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs head to a federal courtroom Friday in New York City. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson backs one of the cases.
Two North Carolina professors and one former state House Republican leader have signed on to a brief supporting states that challenge President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs in federal court.
A multistate lawsuit filed against President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs will head to a federal court hearing on April 10.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson cited John Locke Foundation research this month as he touted a new multistate lawsuit challenging federal tariffs.
The US Supreme Court split, 6-3, Friday in ruling that President Donald Trump cannot use a federal emergency powers law to impose tariffs.
John Locke Foundation CEO Donald Bryson discusses the impact of tariffs in North Carolina. A new Locke report from North Carolina State University Professor Jeffrey Dorfman estimates a $695 million negative impact on the state’s farming industry, with 8,000 lost jobs. Bryson offered these comments during the Jan. 13, 2026, edition of Spectrum News 1’s...
While 77% of North Carolina's GOP voters believe tariffs help the national economy, just 40% believe tariffs help them personally.
It’s hard to justify a national emergency based on a 50-year fact of American economic life.
Donald Bryson, John Locke Foundation CEO and Carolina Journal publisher, discusses the US Supreme Court case addressing President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs. Locke filed a joint amicus brief challenging the constitutionality of emergency tariffs. Bryson offered these comments during the Oct. 28, 2025, episode of Spectrum News’ “Capital Tonight.”
The John Locke Foundation filed a joint brief Friday at the nation’s highest court challenging President Donald Trump’s emergency authority to enact tariffs.
The first Carolina Journal poll of the likely matchup for North Carolina’s open United States Senate seat next year puts former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper ahead of Republican Michael Whatley 47% to 39%. But the poll also revealed that a large swath of the electorate is unfamiliar with Whatley.