Court permanently blocked Trump’s retaliatory order against Perkins Coie
Reporting and findings
- ruled unlawfulSuperseded · open corrected record
On 2025-05-02, a district court held Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14230 unconstitutional and permanently enjoined executive-branch enforcement of the order targeting Perkins Coie.
- Justia: Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, Document 185Memorandum opinion, conclusion and permanent-injunction analysis
- documented
The district court declared Trump's Perkins Coie 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: Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, Document 185Opinion introduction and conclusion, May 2, 2025
Summary and current status
Held unconstitutional and permanently enjoined by a district court
People and organizations
- Perkins Coie 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 inPerkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice
Figures
Distinct action judicially blocked1 count Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Executive Order 14230
- Period
- 2025-05-02 to 2025-05-02
- 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.