A DC federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order targeting law firm Susman Godfrey.
The ruling halts most of President Donald Trump’s April 9 order, which directed agencies to restrict firm employees from accessing federal buildings and threatened Susman Godfrey clients’ federal contracts.
Judge Loren AliKhan said the US didn’t show the law firm is a national security threat or back up Trump’s claims that Susman Godfrey leads efforts to “weaponize” the legal system and works to “undermine” military effectiveness. The firm showed it is likely to succeed on claims that the order ...
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