Judge Blocks Trump From Punishing Prominent Democratic Law Firm

A federal judge spanked President Trump on Wednesday over his attempt to block the government from doing business with the law firm that helped Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign by promoting the now-discredited “Steele Dossier.”

Perkins Coie had sued, saying the executive order was unconstitutional retaliation that would upend the way law firms operate.

Judge Beryl Howell sided with them, saying Mr. Trump’s move “sends little chills down my spine.”

She issued a temporary restraining order blocking the government from following through on parts of Mr. Trump’s executive order that ordered Perkins Coie’s contracts with the government to be scrutinized, its lawyers restricted from entering government buildings, and federal employees limited in their ability to engage with the firm.

Mr. Trump, in his March 6 order, had said the firm had engaged in “dishonest and dangerous activity.” (Read more from “Judge Blocks Trump From Punishing Prominent Democratic Law Firm” HERE)