The Trump administration is being questioned at the International Court of Trade for arbitrarily imposing tariffs, with American companies claiming that the president does not have the authority to do so at will.

On May 13th, local time, the United States International Trade Court in Manhattan, New York began hearing a lawsuit from five small American businesses trying to prevent the US government from imposing tariffs. These five small commercial enterprises include VOS Selections, which imports and distributes small quantities of wine, spirits, and sake; Plastic Services and Products Company, which manufactures equipment using imported plastics and steel; MicroKits, which uses imported components to produce educational electronic kits and instruments; Fishery USA, which sells imported fishing equipment and related gear; and Terry Precision Cycling, which sells imported women's cycling apparel. Three judges heard arguments against the Trump tariffs that day, to decide whether to suspend the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in recent months. Several businesses represented by the non-profit public interest litigation company, the Free Justice Center, argued that President Trump does not have the authority to impose unrestricted, unreviewable tariffs at any time, on any country, for any amount.