A U.S. judge has dismissed California’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, allowing the state to pursue an appeal over the court’s ruling that the dispute should have been filed in a specialized U.S. trade court in New York.

The ruling, issued late on Monday by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Corley in San Francisco, did not address the merits of California’s lawsuit. Now, three separate U.S. appeals courts may concurrently assess the legality of Trump’s broad tariffs on U.S. trading partners and a distinct set of tariffs targeting imports from China, Mexico, and Canada.

Driving the news: President Trump has been implementing and adjusting tariffs since February in an effort to negotiate new trade agreements with other nations. These fluctuating tariffs have caused uncertainty

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