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Judges block Trump orders targeting 2 law firms

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Chicago Sun-Times |
Jenner argues the White House’s true aim “is to cause clients to question their relationships with their chosen counsel at the Firm,” and to “single out and punish Jenner & Block for its protected sp...
Reuters |
A U.S. judge on Friday said he is inclined to temporarily block Republican President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his order targeting prominent Washington law firm WilmerHale over its...
The Washington Post |
Both firms sued earlier Friday, challenging the executive orders that Trump had imposed on them as part of a campaign against the legal establishment.

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WilmerHale and Jenner & Block sued President Donald Trump's administration on Friday over his executive orders targeting the law firms, escalating a clash between the Republican president and a large swath of the legal profession.
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Two federal judges temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive orders targeting two major law firms, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, on Friday.  The orders come as the Trump administration
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President Donald Trump expanded his attacks on major U.S. law firms on Tuesday as he signed an executive order targeting Jenner & Block, which represents clients challenging some of his major policies and formerly employed a prosecutor involved in a special counsel investigation of his 2016 campaign.
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A federal judge sided with Jenner & Block in a TRO hearing on Friday afternoon, deeming sections of a recent executive order against the firm unconstitutional.
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The order aims to probe Jenner & Block's security clearances, government contracts and access to federal buildings. Last week, a federal judge blocked parts of a similar executive order against another prominent firm.
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