Court struck down Trump’s Jenner & Block order as unconstitutional retaliation
Reporting and findings
- ruled unlawfulSuperseded · open corrected record
On 2025-05-23, a district court held Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14246 unconstitutional and permanently enjoined its operative sections targeting Jenner & Block.
- Justia: Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, Document 138Memorandum opinion, conclusion and scope of injunction
- documented
The district court declared Trump's Jenner & Block executive order unconstitutional and permanently enjoined it.
- Associated Press: Law firms urge appeals court to keep blocking Trump's sanctions against themMay 14, 2026 appellate hearing; district injunctions continued to bar enforcement
- Justia: Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, Document 138Opinion conclusion, May 23, 2025
Summary and current status
Held unconstitutional and permanently enjoined by a district court
People and organizations
- Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justicecase adjudicating the challenged action
- Donald J. Trumppresident who issued the challenged action
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpissued law-firm order struck down inJenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice
Figures
Distinct action judicially blocked1 count Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Executive Order 14246
- Period
- 2025-05-23 to 2025-05-23
- As of
- 2026-09-13
- Method
- Count the action once, not each ruling, plaintiff, affected person, or constitutional ground. Later appellate review does not create another action; this measure does not assert completed appellate review.
- Uncertainty
- One documented matter or action in the reviewed corpus. This is not a complete census of all proceedings or presidential actions.