Webber v United States Department of Homeland Security Blackfeet Nation Lawsuit Over Tariffs

Описание: A lawsuit concerning the presidential authority to impose tariffs on Canadian goods and its impact on the Blackfeet Nation's treaty rights.
The central issue is a jurisdictional dispute between the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Background and filing
• The plaintiffs are enrolled members of the Blackfeet Nation who filed the lawsuit in April 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.
• They challenged several executive orders and proclamations by President Donald Trump that imposed new tariffs on goods entering the U.S. from Canada.
• The plaintiffs argued that these tariffs unlawfully burden tribal commerce across the U.S.-Canada border, violating long-standing treaty protections, including the Jay Treaty of 1794.
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District court and jurisdictional ruling
• In April 2025, the U.S. government filed a motion to transfer the case to the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), arguing that it holds exclusive jurisdiction over tariff-related matters.
• The District Court granted the transfer, ruling that all claims related to tariffs and duties, including those involving tribal treaties, fell under the CIT's exclusive jurisdiction.
• The court denied the plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration in June 2025.