WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 A federal judge on Friday struck down another of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting law firms.
against the firm of Susman Godfrey was unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked.
The order was the latest ruling to reject he does not like and for employing attorneys he perceives as his adversaries.
The Susman Godfrey firm suggested that it had drawn Trump's ire at least in part because it represented in the voting machine company's defamation lawsuit against Fox News over false claims surrounding the 2020 presidential election. The suit ended in a massive settlement.
Other judges in recent weeks have blocked similar orders against the firms of Jenner Block, Perkins Coie and WilmerHale. The orders have sought to impose similar sanctions, including the suspension of security clearances of attorneys and the restriction of access to federal buildings.
鈥淭he order was one in a series attacking firms that had taken positions with which President Trump disagreed. In the ensuing months, every court to have considered a challenge to one of these orders has found grave constitutional violations and permanently enjoined enforcement of the order in full," AliKhan wrote. 鈥淭oday, this court follows suit, concluding that the order targeting Susman violates the U.S. Constitution and must be permanently enjoined.鈥
Other major firms have sought to avert orders by , among other things, to collectively dedicate hundreds of millions of dollars in free legal services in support of causes the Trump administration says it supports.
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