NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge dismissed the state of California’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, allowing the state to file 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, handed down late on Monday by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Corley in San Francisco, did not delve into the merits of California’s lawsuit. Now, three separate U.S. appeals courts may simultaneously consider the legality of Trump’s sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners and a separate set of tariffs targeting imports from China, Mexico and Canada.

Since February, Trump has issued new tariffs, paused tariffs from taking effect, and raised and lowered rates as he attempts to negotiate new trade deals with other nat

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