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Trump administration relaunches defense of law firm executive orders
The Justice Department reversed its decision to drop appeals challenging Trump's executive orders targeting four major law firms over their legal work and affiliations.
Justice Dept. abandons defense of orders targeting law firms
The Trump administration abandoned its effort to punish several law firms that hired President Trump’s perceived foes or took on cases he disliked, effectively admitting defeat and allowing sanctions on the firms to remain blocked by judges.
Judge rejects another Trump executive order targeting the legal community
The order was the latest ruling to reject Trump's efforts to punish law firms for legal work he does not like and for employing attorneys he perceives as his adversaries.
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