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#perkinscoie

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getmisch

"This argument is absurd!" - filled w/ dozens of exclamation marks, this federal judgement hammers the administration. I work at this law firm, so it's great to hear; the DOJ hasn't appealed in their similar losses (I've a friend at Perkins Coie, who also won), so things look good for us.
#WilmerHale #PerkinsCoie #unconstitutional #executive #order #injunction #law #firm #fight #win #unlike #SkaddenArps or #PaulWeiss #diversity #equity & #inclusion #DEI #DOJ #PamBondi news.bloomberglaw.com/business

news.bloomberglaw.com · WilmerHale Wins in Court as Judge Throws Out Executive OrderBy Roy Strom
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Bohemian Peasant

Jennifer Rubin at The Contrarian explains how Judge Beryl Howell (DC Circuit) threw the book at the Trump regime in her summary judgment overturning the EO against the law firm Perkins Coie.

Rubin also chides the media for failing to point out consistently that EO’s are NOT laws and that most of Trump’s weird pronouncements will turn out to be just so much hot air.

#EO #RuleofLaw #lawfirms #lawfare #PerkinsCoie #BerylHowell #Contrarian #JenniferRubin

contrarian.substack.com/p/putt

The Contrarian · Putting Trump’s threats in writing doesn’t make them lawBy Jennifer Rubin
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Flipboard News Desk

A federal judge has struck down U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie, saying it “violates the Constitution and is thus null and void.” "No American President has ever before issued executive orders like the one at issue in this lawsuit targeting a prominent law firm with adverse actions to be executed by all Executive branch agencies but, in purpose and effect, this action draws from a playbook as old as Shakespeare, who penned the phrase: 'The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,'" U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell wrote in her opinion, in which she issued a permanent injunction.

flip.it/wcTUHi

NBC News · Judge strikes down Trump order targeting Perkins Coie law firmBy Ryan J. Reilly
#USLaw#USConstitution#TrumpAdministration
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#Press Coalition Challenges Trump’s #ExecutiveOrder Threatening #PressFreedom and Legal Representation
Sixty-one #media organizations and press freedom advocates filed an amicus brief warning of the chilling effect on #FirstAmendment rights today urging the court to strike down an executive order that imposed sanctions on the #PerkinsCoie law firm for representing President Donald Trump’s political opponents and enforcing the #VotingRightsAct.
theintercept.com/2025/04/09/tr

The Intercept · Press Coalition Challenges Trump’s Executive Order Threatening Press Freedom and Legal RepresentationBy The Intercept
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Nonilex

In an amicus brief filed on Apr. 8, 2025 in #PerkinsCoie v. #DOJ, 27 former senior government officials of both political parties, who served in the last 7 presidential admins, confirmed that they “have never before seen or condoned an ad hominem punitive, & retaliatory order of this kind, attacking & intimidating lawyers & a law firm on the basis of their lawful activities.”

#law #Trump #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #AbuseOfPower
justsecurity.org/110109/presid

Just Security · No, the President Cannot Issue Bills of AttainderTrump orders functioning as bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution and repugnant to its separation of powers.
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PrivacyDigest

EFF Joins #AmicusBrief Supporting #PerkinsCoie Law Firm Against #Unconstitutional #ExecutiveOrder

EFF has joined the #ACLU and other legal advocacy organizations across the ideological spectrum in filing an amicus brief asking a federal judge to strike down President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie for its past work on #VotingRights lawsuits and its representation of the President’s prior political opponents.
#trump #maga #takeover

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/eff-

Electronic Frontier Foundation · EFF Joins Amicus Briefs Supporting Two More Law Firms Against Unconstitutional Executive OrdersUpdate 4/11/25: EFF joined the ACLU and other legal advocacy organizations today in filing two additional amicus briefs in support of the law firms Jenner...
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Nonilex

Updates on #LawFirms targeted by #Trump:

#WilmerHale [employed Robert Mueller] — Judge Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, set a 4:30 PM hearing

#JennerBlock [employed Andrew Weissmann] — Judge Bates, another a George W. Bush appointee, set a 5:45PM hearing

Last Fri, #PerkinsCoie [worked for Hillary Clinton] got a TRO while the case moves forward.

#PaulWeiss, cut a deal w/Trump last month, promising $40M in pro bono legal services & to hire an outside consultant to review employment practices.

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Nonilex

New court filing: #PerkinsCoie v. #DOJ re #Trump #ExecutiveOrder punishing the #law firm

The Trump had filed to disqualify Judge Beryl Howell, basic #JudgeShopping.

Denied.

“Though this adage is commonplace, and the tactic overused, it is called to mind by defendants' pending motion to disqualify this Court: ‘When you can't attack the message, attack the messenger.’“

storage.courtlistener.com/reca

“Though this adage is commonplace, and the tactic overused, it is called to mind by defendants' pending motion to disqualify this Court: ‘When you can't attack the message, attack the messenger.’ Defendants filed this motion less than two weeks after this Court issued a temporary restraining order barring defendants from enforcing against plaintiff Perkins Coie LLP 3 of the 5 sections of Executive Order 14230 (‘EO 14230’), issued by President Donald J. Trump on March 6, 2025, 90 Fed. Reg. 11781 (Mar. 11, 2025), targeting the law firm with punitive measures due to the law firm's representation of clients whom the President dislikes or who sought relief through litigation that the President opposes.”
#RevengePolitics
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Nonilex

The Chief of Staff for #PamBondi, the United States Attorney General, posted this attack on influential conservative legal mind #MikeLutig.

For those who don’t know, #Trump issued an EO targeting the law firm #PerkinsCoie. The firm’s attys are barred from entering federal buildings (federal courts are federal buildings) & removed their security clearances. Michael Sussman, a fmr Perkins Coie atty was involved in Trump’s first impeachment.

Chad Mizelle user description stating his position as Chief of staff to US AG Pam Bondi
Mizelle post: “Mike Luttig is the Perkins Coie of judges.”
#law#RevengePolitics#WeaponizationOfGovernment
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

"This is nothing less than government compelled speech – a textbook #FirstAmendment violation. The #government is explicitly forcing a private entity to dedicate resources to supporting specific #political initiatives. That a major #law firm would accept such an obviously #unconstitutional demand, rather than challenge it as #PerkinsCoie did, represents a complete abdication of their professional responsibilities"
techdirt.com/2025/03/21/paul-w

Headline and text from TechDirt: Paul Weiss’s Shameful Surrender Makes Every Lawyer There Complicit In Trumpian Constitutional Desecration Legal Issues from the a-complete-joke dept Fri, Mar 21st 2025 10:50am - Mike Masnick In what may be one of the most shameful displays of institutional cowardice we’ve seen, law firm Paul Weiss has completely capitulated to Donald Trump’s ridiculously unconstitutional executive order targeting the firm. This cave-in comes mere days after another targeted firm, Perkins Coie, successfully obtained a court order blocking an almost identical order. The contrast could not be more stark: one law firm stood up for basic constitutional principles, while another folded at the first sign of pressure. Paul Weiss, a firm that has long touted its commitment to democratic principles, had multiple obvious paths to fight this blatantly unconstitutional order. They could have filed their own challenge or sought to join Perkins Coie’s successful case. Instead, they chose perhaps the worst possible option: complete surrender. In short, they caved. They folded like a cheap suit. They made it clear that Paul Weiss not only won’t fight for its clients, it won’t fight for itself.
#Trump#Coup#Corruption
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LilMikeSF

Yesterday a #Federal judge barred parts of an insane illegal heavy handed and chilling childlike #DJT #ExecutiveOrder targeting exclusively employees and clients of a large influential #DC #beltway #lawfirm he doesn't like.

Known as #PerkinsCoie , the 100+ yr old firm started in #Seattle and has long represented biz & top tech clients including #Amazon & #Microsoft etc, as well as many other #Fortune500 names .

The #RWNJ #HoiPolloi anger at the firm has to do with the fact #PerkinsCoie attorneys helped commission the embarrassing and disputed #SteeleDossier that included allegations against a failed NJ casino operator turned political candidate.who eventually became President TWICE!

The far reaching petty #policestate and draconian #Drumpf overreach would've made it virtually impossible for #employees or any of the 1000+ #attorneys at the firm to do biz in #DC . The order barred firm partners from even speaking to #federalemployees, or to physically enter any govt #property including #courtrooms etc.

axios.com/2025/03/12/perkins-c

DJR DEFEATED for now
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BGDon

Update: Judge temporarily parts of Trump EO on Perkins Coie

Judge compared the president to the Queen of Hearts in “Alice in Wonderland,” noting that the rash queen’s outbursts — “Off with their heads!” — are entertaining to read about but “cannot be the reality we are living” under our Constitution.

Judge indicates Trump’s order likely violates the First Amendment for retaliating against protected speech and that it also likely runs afoul of due process protections and the Perkins Coie’s clients’ Sixth Amendment right to counsel.

“issuing an executive order targeting the firm based on the president’s dislike of the political positions of the firm’s clients or the firm’s litigation positions is retaliatory and runs head-on into the role of First Amendment protection.”

thehill.com/regulation/court-b #POTUS #PerkinsCoie #lawsuit #defamation #DoJ #USA #USAGov

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