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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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.
It’s the latest setback to the president’s efforts to wield government power to punish the legal industry. A federal judge called it “a shocking abuse of power.”
A presidential decree instructing the Justice Department to scrutinize whether a former official broke the law crosses a new line.
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.
The president targeted two officials from his first administration and an elite law firm as part of his campaign for retribution.
The punitive move comes amid the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against big law firms.