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Webber v. Department of Homeland Security

No. 4:25-cv-00026 District · Decided Decided
Court
Federal Court
mtd
Judge
Dana L. Christensen
Decided
Apr 28, 2025
Filed
Apr 4, 2025
Judge (CL)
Dana L. Christensen
Filed (CL)
Apr 4, 2025
CL Status
terminated

Case Overview

2 members of the Blackfeet Nation, an Indigenous tribe in Montana, sued the Trump administration over President Trump's executive orders which impose tariffs on Canada under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.


The Application

History

Plaintiffs as Blackfeet Nation members challenge whether Canadian tariffs constitute a valid invocation of IEEPA and whether the tariffs impermissibly burden tribal sovereignty or Indigenous treaty rights without adequate procedural safeguards or demonstrated nexus to a legitimate national emergency.

The Conclusion

The case has been decided by the court; the court's ruling determined whether the tariff action was authorized under IEEPA and whether it complied with applicable constitutional and statutory constraints on executive emergency powers.

Outcome History (4)

  1. Apr 25, 2025 District
    Transferred Neutral

    Case is transferred to the United States Court of International Trade.

  2. Apr 28, 2025 District
    Preliminary injunction denied Relief denied

    Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal is denied.

  3. Jun 2, 2025 District
    Preliminary injunction denied Relief denied

    Motion for Reconsideration of Preliminary Injunction is denied.

  4. Mar 2, 2026 Circuit
    Dismissed Relief denied Final

    Appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Federal Court TMR-6860c47c IEEPA Tariffs May 18, 2026
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