A toy maker takes his case against Trump's tariffs to the Supreme Court

Source: Reuters

November 1, 2025 1:46 PM EDT Updated 3 hours ago


WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Within days of Donald Trump announcing his sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs in April, Rick Woldenberg was looking for a law firm to help him sue the U.S. president. "I'm not willing to allow politicians to destroy what we have built up over generations," said Woldenberg, CEO of educational toy company Learning Resources, a family business in the Chicago suburbs founded by his mother.

Woldenberg, along with attorneys at the Akin Gump firm, will be at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to attempt to secure a historic victory. The nine justices will be hearing arguments in the case called Learning Resources v. Trump, along with two related cases in which plaintiffs also argue that the Republican president's tariffs are unlawful.

One of the related cases was filed by Oregon and other Democratic-led states. The other was brought by the Liberty Justice Center, a libertarian nonprofit, on behalf of five small businesses, including a wine distributor called V.O.S. Selections and another educational toy company called MicroKits.

While the court typically takes months to issue rulings after hearing arguments, the Trump administration has asked it to act swiftly in this case.

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