Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Against Perkins Coie Law Firm

The firm had participated in the production of the Steele dossier, which was used to push the disproven Trump–Russia narrative in 2016.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Against Perkins Coie Law Firm
The office of the law firm Perkins Coie in Washington on April 10, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Stacy Robinson
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U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell on May 2 struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order on revoking government contracts of law firm Perkins Coie. The order also forbids the Trump administration from canceling the federal security clearances of that firm’s attorneys.

Howell ruled that the order violated free speech and due process. It was the first time a judge had decided the legal merits of executive actions targeting lawyers and law firms involved with Trump’s political opponents and investigations against him.

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Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]