US EditionTrump Administration to Drop Court Fight Against Law Firms Targeted in Executive Orders: Report
- On 3/2/26, the U.S. Department of Justice notified firms it would drop its appeals in Jenner & Block v. DOJ, D.C. Cir., 25-5265, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Four federal judges in Washington, D.C. last year found executive orders unconstitutional after they sought to revoke lawyers' security clearances and bar federal building access, with district judges calling the measures unprecedented retaliation.
- The firms included WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, and Susman Godfrey, as the DOJ plans to drop its appeals, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- The move hands a major win to WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, and Susman Godfrey, as the Justice Department plans to drop its appeals, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Though judges struck down the orders, large American law firms changed hiring and pro bono work, filings were due beginning later this week, with briefing over the next two months and same-day oral arguments.
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Trump DOJ gives up on order punishing law firms: report
In a seismic admission of defeat, the Trump administration's Justice Department is abandoning its legal defense of an executive order that would have punished law firms that had represented clients against his prior policies or legal woes.According to the Wall Street Journal, the DOJ is expected to ...
Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions
The Justice Department as soon as Monday is expected to drop its appeals of four trial-court rulings that struck down President Trump’s actions against law firms Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.
Trump administration drops suits against law firms with ties to Democrats and other Trump foes
The Trump administration has decided to drop its prolonged court fights against four law firms with ties to Democrats, after it had sought and failed to cut out the firms’ access to the federal government as part of an apparent retribution campaign by President Donald Trump.
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