News/Media Alliance Applauds Supreme Court Decision Overruling IEPPA Tariffs

Arlington, VA - The News/Media Alliance applauds the Supreme Court of the United States for its decision today declaring the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPPA) tariffs as unlawful.

In response to this ruling, Danielle Coffey, President and CEO of the News/Media Alliance , said:

"We support strong trade enforcement to protect U.S. industries and U.S. jobs. Tariffs, however, are counterproductive and unnecessary. Their further implementation would result in the loss of thousands of jobs in the already-stressed U.S. publishing, printing, and paper industries, leading to less quality journalism available to the American people. They imperil our news-gathering missions and put communities that rely upon a healthy newspaper in jeopardy.

While this ruling impacts the IEPPA tariffs, the Alliance remains concerned about other potential tariffs under consideration, as newspapers and magazines depend on imports of newsprint, paper, ink, aluminum plates and printing equipment. Tariffs on the press raise First Amendment concerns, and imports from Canada and other countries that are major suppliers of paper or publishing products to the U.S. must be exempt."