US judge strikes down Trump order against law firm Perkins Coie

Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Executive Order Punishing Law Firm He Doesn’t Like

A federal judge has struck down Trump’s executive order seeking to bar lawyers from the firm Perkins Coie from accessing government buildings, and threatening to cancel federal contracts of its clients. Judge Beryl Howell found the president’s attack on Perkins Coie over its DEI policies and its work on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign violates First Amendment protections. The Justice Department could still appeal Howell’s ruling.

In the last few weeks, manager Bill Malley had to take full risks. His law firm Perkins Coie had sued the U.S. President's orders – and now stands as a brilliant winner.

Court Warns of ‘Totalitarian’ Overreach, Declares Trump’s Blacklisting of Law Firm Illegal as Civil Liberties Groups Expand Legal Challenge

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Warning that President Trump’s executive order retaliating against law firms, suppressing opposition and chilling lawful First Amendment activity “is a step in the direction of a totalitarian form of government,” the U.S. District Court for D.C. has ruled in favor of the Perkins Coie law firm. A broad coalition of legal and civil liberties …

Judge Accused of ‘Animus’ Toward Trump Strikes Down His Sanctions on Law Firm Behind Steele Dossier — and Quotes Shakespeare to Boot

Perkins Coie’s win in court could galvanize other firms to adopt adversarial stances toward the 47th president.

Trump v. law firms: President uses power on potential court foes

This report is part of a series looking at how President Donald Trump has used the power of his office in his second term to challenge the boundaries the legal system puts on presidential actions. President Donald Trump first used the power of the White House against a law firm in February, ordering a review of Covington & Burling’s government contracts because a lawyer had assisted the special prosecutor who indicted him in Florida and the Dist…

AG Jennings pens open letter to legal community regarding law firm capitulations to Trump’s unconstitutional threats

Attorney General Kathy Jennings is leading a coalition of state attorneys general in an open letter to the legal community supporting law firms that have fought back against President Trump’s unconstitutional attempts to target law firms for advocacy the Trump Administration disfavors, and expressing the coalition’s profound disappointment that several of the country’s largest law firms have capitulated in the face of these dangerous attacks on …