There had been deep concerns in the legal community that no firm was going to be willing to step up and represent the firm, Perkins Coie.

The retaliatory aim of the Order is intentionally obvious to the general public and the press because the very goal is to chill future lawyers from representing particular clients,” the suit

U.S. law firm Perkins Coie has sued President Donald Trump’s administration in federal court, claiming Trump illegally retaliated against the firm over its prior work for his former opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton,

The 43-page complaint asks a Washington, D.C., federal court to immediately stop implementation of Trump’s executive order, pending the firm’s preliminary injunction motion.

U.S. law firm Perkins Coie has hired outside lawyers from Williams & Connolly in response to President Donald Trump's executive order last week punishing the firm over its prior work for Hillary Clinton and its internal policies promoting diversity and inclusion.

The order against the firm, which did work for Democrats during the 2016 campaign, represents an escalation of efforts to punish groups the president sees as aiding his enemies.

Perkins Coie is suing the Trump administration over an executive order that sanctioned the law firm for its ties to Democratic politics.

Perkins Coie's lawsuit is in response to President Trump's executive order that accused the firm of "dishonest and dangerous activity" that sought to overturn laws and elections and of allegedly discriminatory DEI policies.

Perkins Coie asked a judge to block an executive order suspending the firm’s security clearances and access to government buildings.