Judge blocks Trump from punishing Perkins Coie law firm

Published March 12, 2025 5:25pm ET



A judge on Wednesday imposed a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration, barring it from enforcing parts of an executive order penalizing a top Democratic-linked law firm that was involved in pushing discredited Russian collusion allegations during the first Trump presidency.

Judge Beryl Howell said during a hearing that Perkins Coie, which aided Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election, successfully proved its firm would suffer irreparable harm “on multiple fronts,” including violations of its First, Fifth, and Sixth amendment rights, if the emergency relief was not granted.

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