"When the Trump administration tried to bully and silence law firms by banning them from federal buildings, courthouses and contracts, a handful - like Susman Godfrey, Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, and WilmerHale - fought back. Today, those firms forced Trump to back down and abandon his blatantly unconstitutional effort to punish lawyers, clients, and causes because Trump disagrees with their speech."
"The DOJ asked the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to dismiss its cases against law firms including Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Susman Godfrey, and Jenner & Block, which won legal challenges they filed last year after Trump issued executive orders saying they should lose government contracts and their employees should be blocked from government buildings."
The Department of Justice withdrew its cases against major law firms including Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Susman Godfrey, and Jenner & Block after these firms successfully challenged Trump's executive orders. Those orders sought to strip government contracts and building access from firms that represented high-profile Democrats and Trump opponents. The firms' legal victories forced the administration to abandon its punitive approach. Congressman Jamie Raskin characterized the outcome as evidence that resistance to authoritarianism succeeds and that appeasement offers no protection. Meanwhile, other firms like Skadden Arps and Paul Weiss capitulated by signing agreements with Trump, including ending diversity initiatives and providing substantial free legal services.
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