Perkins Coie order remained void under final judgment during government appeal
Reporting and findings
- ruled unlawful
Just Security lists the Perkins Coie executive order as blocked under final district-court judgment and tracks a consolidated government appeal; the filing of an appeal did not itself restore the punitive provisions.
- Just Security: Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration ActionsPerkins Coie final judgment and consolidated appeal status
- documented
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.
Corrects claim:batch-200:perkins-coie-order-permanently-enjoined-2025- Justia: Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, Document 185Memorandum opinion, conclusion and permanent-injunction analysis
Summary and current status
The court permanently blocked the order's contract, access, clearance, and employment penalties as unconstitutional. Parallel law-firm appeals were consolidated without automatically lifting that judgment.
Permanent injunction remained in force during consolidated D.C. Circuit proceedings.
People and organizations
- Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justiceexecutive action under legal and impact review
- Donald J. Trumppresident who issued the action
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpissued law-firm order struck down inPerkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice