Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order Targeting Perkins Coie Law Firm
A federal judge has temporarily blocked portions of President Trump's order against Perkins Coie, citing First Amendment rights and potential irreparable harm.
In her ruling blocking parts of the executive order she found "unlawful," Howell stated: "The President is certainly entitled to his own belief, entitled to his preferred causes and he's entitled to hold tight to his own dislikes. The Constitution protects all of us, however, from the exercise of his targeted power based on those dislikes, triggering the force of the federal government down on the lawyers representing his political opponents and challengers to his political actions, as he has done here."
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Trump directed federal agencies to end their contracts with Perkins Coie and limit its lawyers' access to federal buildings.
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The judge said Trump’s order also had a chilling effect on the legal industry of “blizzard proportions.”
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The Order is not just an attempt to constrain or weaken Perkins Coie; its objective is to destroy the Firm.
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But his recent executive order is the president’s most sweeping targeting yet of the firm.
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Summary
A U.S. District Judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing President Trump from enforcing parts of an executive order that targeted Perkins Coie. The judge, Beryl Howell, found the order likely violated First Amendment protections and posed a risk of irreparable harm to the law firm, which represented Hillary Clinton's campaign in 2016. The order sought to limit the firm's access to federal contracts and buildings, which the judge characterized as retaliatory against the firm's political affiliations. The legal battle continues, highlighting concerns over presidential powers and retaliation against political opposition.
Perspectives
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking parts of an executive order from President Trump, which targeted Perkins Coie due to its representation of Democratic clients, emphasizing potential violations of constitutional rights.
Judge Howell criticized the order as retaliatory, suggesting it undermines the rule of law and the integrity of the legal system by punishing firms based on political affiliations or the clients they represent.
The ruling highlights the importance of protecting lawyers' rights to represent clients in a judicial system and warns against executive overreach that could chill legal advocacy.