Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Targeting WilmerHale Law Firm

The judge concluded that the firm was targeted over its association with Robert S. Mueller III, and that the order “must be struck down in its entirety.”

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Law Firms Fighting Back Against Trump Report Security Clearance Suspensions

WilmerHale and Jenner & Block pleaded with the courts to intervene as the Justice Department moved to implement President Trump’s orders targeting their business.

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Trump’s Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

The decision marked the first time a federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an order to punish law firms he opposes politically.

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Big Law Firms Fighting Trump’s Blacklist Seek Quick and Permanent Relief

Perkins Coie and WilmerHale hope to convince a pair of federal judges on Wednesday that President Trump’s threats to their business are blatantly unconstitutional.

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Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump

Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft agreed to do free legal work on causes the White House supports.

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Trump Close to Winning Concessions From More Law Firms

Four or five firms could soon agree to deals that would be unveiled as a package, in an escalation of the president’s crackdown on an industry that has drawn his ire.

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Justice Dept. Criticizes Another Federal Judge for Blocking a Trump Executive Order

Attorney General Pam Bondi relied on an increasingly common assertion: that the judge was “unelected” and denying the will of voters who put the president in office.

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In the Halls of Power, Trump’s Demands Force Agonizing Choices

Leaders at top-flight law firms, Columbia University and inside City Hall are weighing decisions that pit the fates of their institutions against their own reputations.

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Trump Targets WilmerHale, Citing Law Firm’s Connection to Robert Mueller

Mr. Mueller, who worked at WilmerHale before retiring in 2021, had investigated the Trump campaign’s ties to Russian officials during the president’s first term.

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Trump Administration Questions Law Firms Over DEI Employment Practices

The move by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission comes as the administration is taking aggressive steps to intimidate law firms.

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