'Null and void in its entirety': Judge permanently blocks Trump's retaliation effort

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'Null and void in its entirety': Judge permanently blocks Trump's retaliation effort

In a major blow to President Donald Trump, a federal judge has permanently blocked his executive order punishing a prominent law firm that represented anti-Trump clients.

The executive order in question targeted Perkins Coie, the law firm that represented the group commissioning the "Steele Dossier" detailing alleged ties between Trump and Russia, as well as plaintiffs who overturned GOP-backed restrictions on voting rights. Trump ordered Perkins Coie barred from government contracts and federal buildings, and also ordered an investigation into the firm's hiring practices and a review of security clearances of its employees.

Several other law firms were targeted by similar orders, and some persuaded Trump to lift them by agreeing to deals to commit millions of dollars in free legal work for causes Trump supports. Perkins Coie, however, sued the administration, alleging the executive order violated their constitutional rights.

 

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Good news for all Americans.

'Null and void in its entirety': Judge permanently blocks Trump's retaliation effort

In a major blow to President Donald Trump, a federal judge has permanently blocked his executive order punishing a prominent law firm that represented anti-Trump clients.

The executive order in question targeted Perkins Coie, the law firm that represented the group commissioning the "Steele Dossier" detailing alleged ties between Trump and Russia, as well as plaintiffs who overturned GOP-backed restrictions on voting rights. Trump ordered Perkins Coie barred from government contracts and federal buildings, and also ordered an investigation into the firm's hiring practices and a review of security clearances of its employees.

Several other law firms were targeted by similar orders, and some persuaded Trump to lift them by agreeing to deals to commit millions of dollars in free legal work for causes Trump supports. Perkins Coie, however, sued the administration, alleging the executive order violated their constitutional rights.

Too bad for Hillary and Soros this District Judge doesn't get the last say on the matter.

Judge strikes down 'unprecedented' Trump order targeting Perkins Coie law firm

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, who called the executive order an attack on the American judicial system, said Trump’s directive “violates the Constitution and is thus null and void.”

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U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued a permanent injunction barring the enforcement of any part of Trump’s order from March, which focused on the firm’s representation of 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and its work with billionaire donor George Soros.