DOJ Drops Defense of Trump's Law Firm Orders

The Justice Department moves to abandon its appeals defending President Trump's executive orders targeting law firms like Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Jenner & Block, and Susman Godfrey, after four district judges ruled them unconstitutional as retaliation for representing Trump's opponents or challenging his agenda. These orders aimed to cut government contracts, suspend security clearances, and limit access, but courts saw them as personal vendettas violating the First Amendment and rule of law.