A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s move to disqualify her from a suit over President Donald Trump’s executive order against law firm Perkins Coie.
Judge Beryl Howell slammed DOJ for making “ad hominem attacks” against her in a effort to boot her from the case. Howell on March 12 temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing the order, which threatened government contracts for Perkins Coie clients and banned firm employees from accessing federal buildings, citing the firm’s work for Democratic opponents in previous elections.
“This strategy is designed to impugn the integrity of the federal ...
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