Summary
A libertarian legal group backed by Charles Koch and Leonard Leo has filed a lawsuit challenging Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports, arguing he unlawfully invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
The group, New Civil Liberties Alliance, claims only Congress can impose tariffs and warns Trump’s actions violate the Supreme Court’s “major questions” doctrine.
The suit reflects growing GOP dissent, with Senators Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, and others also pushing to rein in Trump’s trade powers amid economic fallout and plunging markets.
Leonard Leo is a horrible human being, and one that would normally stay in the shadows. His name surfacing is an interesting matter indeed.
An excellent ProPublica article from 2023 gives some insight: https://www.propublica.org/article/we-dont-talk-about-leonard-leo-supreme-court-supermajority
He’s a traitor, and an insurrectionist, and should be treated as such.
Fat chance of that happening.
I’ve never heard of this guy. Thanks for sharing!
Also damn what a stupid name
I always thought that the villain in the Clerks animted series, Leonardo Leonardo, was a reference to him since he was a billionaire looking to control everything.
Edit: Oh also the real Leonardo Leo is literally from New Jersey…